Under-educated substance abuser Loretta (Alfre Woodard), needing a change in her life, moves with her two children from the Chicago projects to live with her Uncle Earl (Al Freeman, Jr.) in her family’s ancestral home in rural Mississippi. Earl puts Loretta to work in his restaurant and teaches her about her proud family’s rich history.
This warm, uplifting, poetic film is the feature film directorial debut of poet and writer Maya Angelou. The remarkable cast also includes Wesley Snipes, Mary Alice, Esther Rolle, and Loretta Devine.