My favorite performance of 2015 was Teyonah Parris in “Chi-Raq” and so I am very excited to see her latest starring role in “Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story,” premiering June 12, 2016 on TV One.

This is the first film adaptation of TV One’s “Unsung” series about the lives of performers. R&B singer Miki Howard’s life has had struggle and heartbreak but also resilience and triumph. The cast includes Gary Jourdan as Augie Johnson, Daruis McCrary as Gerald Levert, Lisa Raye as Sylvia Rhone and Indira Khan as her mother Chaka Khan.

Here’s the real Miki singing the title song: