Movie: THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES

Release Date: October 17th

Starring: Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Sophie Okonedo, Alicia Keys, Nate Parker, Tristan Wilds, Dakota Fanning, Paul Bettany

Plot: A girl learns life lessons from four wise women. Behind the scenes: Director Gina Prince-Bythewood set up real-life scenarios to illustrate the turbulent era for her starlets. Hudson was sent to store where she overheard a local actor, posing as a customer, refer to her as a n-----.
"I was just stuck," the Oscar winner says of the experience, "Gina likes to keep it real."

**The book is suggested reading too!