Rueben's Ramblings

The 3-night mini-series The Book of Negroes will air on February 16 through Feburary 18 on BET at 8 PM each night.

Aunjanue Ellis (NCIS: Los Angeles and Sleepy Hollow) will stars as Aminata Diallo, who survived the Middle Passage, fought with the British and was part of the great migration to Canada. It will detail Aminata from the age of 11, when she was kidnapped in Mali and sold into slavery, and then as she spends her life desperately trying to find her way home.

The cast includes veteran actor Lou Gossett, Jr., Cuba Gooding Jr. and Lyric Bent (Lost Girl).

Here is a trailer for The Book of Negroes.