By Karu F. Daniels, AOL Black Voices

Academy Award winner Halle Berry, who've experienced a spat of box-office blunders since capturing the glory with 2002's 'Monsters Ball,' is set to star in the Carl Franklin-helmed 'Tulia.' The film, which will be distributed by Lionsgate, will reunite Berry with her 'Monsters' co-star Billy Bob Thornton. 'Tulia' follows the story of an ACLU lawyer's efforts to expose a corrupt and racially motivated rash of drug convictions in rural Tulia, Texas, in 1999. Written by Karen Croner, the script is an adaptation of Nate Blakeslee's book, 'Tulia: Race, Cocaine, and Corruption in a Small Texas Town.' 'Variety' reports that shooting will begin April 30 in and around New Orleans. Berry's next movie 'Perfect Stranger,' a suspense drama starring Bruce Willis, is set to open April 13.

Raven Symone -- the young woman who 'Ebony' magazine christened 'The $400 Million Woman' -- is set to star with Martin Lawrence for a Walt Disney Pictures movie titled 'College Road Trip.' Centering on a young woman with ambitious public-defender dreams who goes on a road trip to visit potential universities with her father -- an overprotective cop, 'Trip' will be helmed by 'Just Friends' director Roger Kumble. According to 'The Hollywood Reporter,' filming is looking to start in late June/early July in the Northeast. Lawrence's latest movie 'Wild Hogs' has grossed $104 million, domestically, since its release March 2. Symone, a popular family-friendly TV actress, previously starred in 2001'a 'Dr. Dolittle' with -- another black box office comedic legend -- Eddie Murphy.

'Girlfriends' star Golden Brooks has lined up another gig. This go round, the San Francisco native is on board to lead a cinematic adaptation of the hit 1990s gospel stage play 'A Good Man is Hard to Find.' Black Hollywood heartthrobs Darrin Dewitt Henson and Hill Harper, join R&B sensation Deborah "Barbara" Cox and 'Best Man' vixen Melissa De Sousa for the "uplifting, gospel-hued drama." Currently in production in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and slated for theatrical release January 2008, 'Good Man' is the story of three women – played who each undergo romantic crises that challenge their personal and spiritual relationships. Each must overcome personal demons, resist temptations and withstand bad decisions so they can learn how to find, and hold on to, a good man. Brooks has starred as Maya Wilkes on the Mara Brock Akil created sitcom since its inception in 2000. She recently starred in 'Beauty Shop,' and 'Something New.'