Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Doug Atchison. It tells the story of Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), an 11-year-old girl who participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, her mother (Angela Bassett), schoolmates, and also her coach, Dr. Joshua Larabee (Laurence Fishburne). It also explores issues of education in an African-American community of low socioeconomic status.
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