The Sweetest Gift

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The Sweetest Gift ★★½ 1998

Two Florida neighbors (Carroll and Shaver) turn out to have many of the same problems—they're both single parents trying to raise their kids as best they can while dealing with poverty and prejudice. And despite the racial differences, their kids become friends. 90m/C VHS . Helen Shaver, Diahann Carroll, Tisha Campbell; D: Stuart Margolin; W: Rosa Jordan; C: Ron Stannett; M: Lawrence Shragge. CABLE

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