Danielle Deadwyler will star in and produce a film adaptation of the 1964 novel ‘The Street,’ written by Ann Petry. ‘The Street’ follows “the harrowing story of Lutie Johnson, a young Black woman, and her spirited struggle to raise her son amid the violence, poverty, and racial dissonance of Harlem in the late 1940s.” Petry’s book is featured on The Atlantic’s list of the Top 100 American novels, and it was also the first one written by a Black woman to sell more than 1 million copies. Hit the link in bio for more on this casting. 🔗 #danielledeadwyler #thestreet #shadowandact