Forest Whitaker
Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Forest Whitaker
Reverend Cornell Cobbs
Angela Bassett
Aretha Cobbs
Jennifer Hudson
Naima
Tyrese Gibson
Loot / Tyson
Jacob Latimore
Langston
Mary J. Blige
Platinum Fro
Nas
Street Prophet (Isaiah)
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Pawnbroker
Grace Gibson
Maria / Mary
J. Mallory McCree
Kyle
Rotimi
Officer Butch McDaniels
Michael Dale
Innkeeper
Doug Willen
Chic Man
Henry Hunter Hall
Snoopy
Marija Abney
Nativity Dancer
Jevon McFerrin
Bus Singer #2 (uncredited)
Amyrh Harris
Church Goer (uncredited)
Paugh Shadow
Bethlehem / Modern Day Thug Hallucination (uncredited)
Kasi Lemmons
Director
T.D. Jakes
Producer
Trudie Styler
Producer
Anastas N. Michos
Director of Photography
Kasi Lemmons
Writer
Langston Hughes
Theatre Play
Laura Karpman
Original Music Composer
Raphael Saadiq
Original Music Composer
Gersha Phillips
Costume Design
Terilyn A. Shropshire
Editor
Kristi Zea
Production Design
Doug Huszti
Art Direction
Diane Lederman
Set Decoration
Renee Burke
Script Supervisor
Charlie Dibe
Production Coordinator