Directed by Justin Simien Written by Justin Simien   Cast Zaria Kelley ... Young Anna Corinne Massiah ... Young Linda Elle Lorraine ... Anna Bludso Jay Pharoah ... Julius Moses Storm ... Male NV6 Exec Madeleine Byrne ... RMV VJ James Van Der Beek ... Grant Madison Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins ... Rosalyn Lena Waithe ... Brook-Lynne Yaani King Mondschein ... Sista Soul Judith Scott ... Edna Vanessa Williams ... Zora Tiffany Black ... Block Producer Kelly Rowland ... Sandra Jamila Glass ... Back-Up Dancer #1 Brooke Shepherd ... Back-Up Dancer #2 Usher ... Germane D. (as Usher Raymond IV) Daheli Hall ... Sheryl (as Dahéli Hall) Blair Underwood ... Amos Bludso Michelle Hurd ... Maxine Bludso Chanté Adams ... Linda Bludso DeRon Horton ... Kieren Johnson MC Lyte ... Coral Courtney Sauls ... Aisha Robin Thede ... Denise Laverne Cox ... Virgie Steve Zissis ... Baxter Tannen Raymond Ejiofor ... Fella #1 Sammye Alix ... Fella #2 Calvin Tolbert Jr. ... Fella #3 Nicole Byer ... Gina Justin Simien ... Reggie Watson Joy Sunday ... Cynthia Piers Stubbs ... British RMV VJ Jon Gabrus ... Valet LaFaye Baker ... Weaved Woman Nataliz Jimenez ... Reporter Alex Marshall-Brown ... Africa Peter A. Chevako ... Puppeteer Bryan Christensen ... Puppeteer Brianna Gardner ... Puppeteer Tony Gardner ... Puppeteer Lilo Tauvao ... Puppeteer Uncredited Cast Natasha Key ... Katia Cindy Leos ... America Kara C. Roberts ... Office Assistant Produced by Julia Lebedev   Leonid Lebedev   Angel Lopez   Oren Moverman   Alex G. Scott   Justin Simien   Eddie Vaisman   Original Music by Kris Bowers

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