Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from California and who lives in a nice home in Washington DC. When Mahree is chosen to spend a semester at the Dellums' house, she doesn't expect that her host family would be black. Nor do her hosts suspect that she is not a black South African.
The Color of Friendship
Overview
Mahree Bok lives on a farm in South Africa. Her father is a policeman who cannot hide his joy when activist Steve Biko is caught by the South African authorities. Piper Dellums is the daughter of a US congressman from California and who lives in a nice home in Washington DC. When Mahree is chosen to spend a semester at the Dellums' house, she doesn't expect that her host family would be black. Nor do her hosts suspect that she is not a black South African.
Director
Kevin Hooks
Status
Released
Production
Alan Sacks Productions, Walt Disney Television
Cast
Carl Lumbly
Ron Dellums
Penny Johnson Jerald
Roscoe Dellums
Shadia Simmons
Piper Dellums
Anthony Burnett
Brandy Dellums
Travis Kyle Davis
Erik Dellums
Lindsey Haun
Mahree Bok
Susan Danford
Merle Bok
Melanie Nicholls-King
Flora
Michael Kanev
Rian
Stephen Jennings
Pieter Bok
Ahmad Stoner
Daniel
Ryan Cooley
Billy
David Rosser
Reporter #1
Michelyn Emelle
Reporter #2
Erik Kilpatrick
Turner
Holly Dennison
Mrs. Hofmeyer
Moira Dunphy
Secretary
Andrew Rudder
Fullback
Micah Nelson
Janet
Shaun Austin-Olsen
Mr. Hofmeyer
Soo Garay
Amanda
Erik Dellums
Oliver
Susan Spencer
Brenda
Allen Stewart-Coates
Patron
Matthew Cooke
African Busboy
Ray Kahnert
Manager
Jamie Watling
Waiter Quartet
Brian Mellersh
Waiter Quartet
Jeff A. Wright
Waiter Quartet
Michael T. Burgess
Waiter Quartet
Matthew G. Brown
Black Waiter
Ceciley Jenkins
Gate Agent
Billy Parrot
Preppy College Student
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