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Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Akeelah’s story feels so universal—it speaks to kids finding their voice, but also ...

Coming on the heels of Spellbound and Bee Season, this small gem (2006) about a South Central LA girl with a gift for spelling restores luster to the family genre. Keke Palmer gives a breakout ...

Keke Palmer’s One of Them Days and seven other roles defined a career that made its own path. Some actors follow a script. Keke Palmer rewrites the whole story. She’s not just talented—she’s strategic ...

Baltimore Center Stage’s (BCS) newest production, “Akeelah and The Bee,” opens March 20, and it’s kicking off BCS’s spring celebration of youth programs. Based on the 2006 hit film of the same name, ...

In a breakout role, Birmingham’s Trinity Anderson is taking on a character that mirrors her own passion for perseverance and growth as an artist. Trinity, 20, will star as Akeelah in ‘Akeelah and The ...

In honor of Black History Month, I’ve got to say that Akeelah and the Bee is one of my favorite movies to watch during this time. Not only is it one of Keke Palmer’s best movies, but it delivers a ...

The mini-flurry of spelling-bee flicks that started with the wonderful documentary ‘‘Spellbound’’ and the dour drama ‘‘Bee Season’’ continues with this tale of an inner-city black girl who becomes a ...

It’s easy to assume that winning a spelling bee is all about studying and memorizing hard words, their definitions, and their language of origin. But because Akeelah was representing her low-income ...