In American Violet’s opening sequence, a lovely young mother of four (Nicole Beharie) runs through her morning routine. She rouses her children. Fills the teapot. Spritzes the African violet. Feeds ...

In 2000, sociopolitically minded director Tim Disney heard a story on NPR about an African American woman in a small Texas town arrested under the false accusation of selling drugs and then bullied ...

We know very little about FX’s upcoming new series, American Horror Stories. Set in the same universe as the original anthology series, American Horror Story, Stories will reveal a self-contained ...

“American Violet” showcases the amazing true story of one young single mother’s courage to fight against the racist drug laws in rural Texas that seek to rob her of everything she’s known. Read our ...

The message comes before the medium in Tim Disney’s American Violet, a fact-based melodrama that tackles the issue of institutional racism with maximum TV-movie earnestness. Though it never surprises, ...

If you’re in the mood for a liberal message movie in which the only surprise is no surprise, American Violet is the ticket. I was and liked it pretty well. In Texas, an African-American single mother ...

"American Violet" details a true-life story of a fight against institutional racial prejudice that took place in Texas not very long ago. The grievances at the heart of the case rightly inspire ...