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Bush Mama

1979 · Haile Gerima · 97 min

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Dorothy is a poor black woman. Her husband is put in jail for no observable reason, and she is pregnant with a second child. The government threatens to take away her welfare if she does not get an abortion.

Barbara O. JonesDorothyJJohnny WeathersT.C.Cora Lee DayMollySSimmi Ella NelsonSimmiBBettie J. WilsonSocial WorkerBBob Ogburn Jr.Dahomey ManSSusan WilliamsLuannBBen CollinsBenRRenna KraftAngiDDarian GibbsYoung Street BoyMMinnie Stewart1st Welfare RecipientMMalbertha Pickett2nd Welfare RecipientBBertha YatesSecretaryCChris ClayPolicemanCCharles BrooksPreacher

Cast

Barbara O. JonesDorothyJJohnny WeathersT.C.Cora Lee DayMollySSimmi Ella NelsonSimmiBBettie J. WilsonSocial WorkerBBob Ogburn Jr.Dahomey ManSSusan WilliamsLuannBBen CollinsBenRRenna KraftAngiDDarian GibbsYoung Street BoyMMinnie Stewart1st Welfare RecipientMMalbertha Pickett2nd Welfare RecipientBBertha YatesSecretaryCChris ClayPolicemanCCharles BrooksPreacher

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