A biopic of prominent civil rights activist Angela Davis is in development.
CodeBlack films, a division of Lionsgate aimed at bringing positive representations of African Americans to the screen, has bought the rights to Angela Davis: An Autobiography, originally published in 1974.
The film is one of several projects that aim to redress the lack of biopics centred around women of colour.
According to Variety, the as-yet-untitled project will be produced by Nina Yang Bongiovi, whose previous films include Dope and Fruitvale Station.