If you’ve visited a Starbucks in the past few months you’ve more than likely encountered some advertisements for the film “Akeelah and the Bee”. Akeelah and the Bee, produced by Starbucks Entertainment and Lionsgate Films follows the story of an inner city kid named Akeelah who attempts to win the National Spelling Bee. Keke Palmer plays Akeelah, an 11 year old African-American girl from South Central Los Angeles. Akeelah lives with her widowed mother played by Angela Bassett, in a rough neighborhood in the city. At night Akeelah plays imaginary games of Scrabble with her deceased father and through doing … Continue reading →