The story of Mary Thomas, the mother of basketball star Isiah Thomas, and how she fought to keep her family together and her sons out of trouble despite the surroundings of poverty, drugs, crime and violence of their ghetto neighborhood.
Acting
Alfre Woodard elevates every frame she's in — Oscar-worthy TV movie.
Writing
Mary's 'I didn't raise no quitters' speech still lives rent-free.
Director
John Patterson
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