Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She's smart, but her environment threatens to strangle her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's easy to assume that winning a spelling bee is all about studying and memorizing hard words, their definitions, and their ...

AKEELAH & THE BEE follows the story of a young girl with an extraordinary gift for spelling. We watch her journey as she prepares for the National Spelling Bee. Powered by her own drive, and with the ...

In honor of Black History Month, I’ve got to say that Akeelah and the Bee is one of my favorite movies to watch during this ...

Why does this film remind us of The Karate Kid? Host Cecelia Sutton has more. Why does this film remind us of The Karate Kid? Host Cecelia Sutton has more.

“Akeelah and the Bee” adds a bit of “My Fair Lady” and a touch of “Boyz N’ the Hood” to the dramatics found in the documentary “Spellbound,” then finds a striking, entirely believable young star to ...