Survival began with a song
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Queen Latifah
Bessie Smith
Mo'Nique
Ma Rainey
Mike Epps
Richard
Tika Sumpter
Lucille
Michael Kenneth Williams
Jack Gee
Charles S. Dutton
William 'Pa' Rainey
Crossroads
A Perfect Ending
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Camp Belvidere
Hounddog
The World Unseen
Elena Undone
Cadillac Records
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Iron Jawed Angels
Bedrooms and Hallways