Characters
- George (Charles S. Dutton) – the bus driver and trip organizer.
- Jeremiah aka "Pop" (Ossie Davis) – a downsized senior citizen who is an expert on African-American history.
- Evan & Evan Jr. aka "Smooth" (Thomas Jefferson Byrd and De'aundre Bonds) – an estranged father and son who are court ordered to be shackled together for 72 hours after Junior's arrest for petty theft.
- Kyle & Randall (Isaiah Washington and Harry J. Lennix) – a gay couple in the midst of breaking up.
- Flip (Andre Braugher) – a narcissistic actor.
- Gary (Roger Guenveur Smith) – a police officer who is half black and half white.
- Xavier (Hill Harper) – a UCLA Film School student who is making a documentary.
- Jamal (Gabriel Casseus) – a former gangster turned Muslim seeking redemption.
- Jay (Bernie Mac) – a bubble gum company owner.
- Mike (Steve White) – a conspiracy theorist who thinks the march is a plot to gather one million black men in one place for mass extermination.
- Craig (Albert Hall) – the original bus driver who is dealing with his teenage daughter's pregnancy.
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“My characters never die screaming in rage. They attempt to pull themselves back together and go on. And that’s basically a conservative view of life.”
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“There are as many characters in men
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