EXCLUSIVE: Anika Noni Rose, soon to be seen as Kizzy on the History Channel’s Roots remake, will play the lead in BET's 2-hour scripted pilot The Yard. She stars, with Peyton Alex Smith,  as Eva, the newly elected President of the fictional college Georgia A&M. Upon her arrival, Eva finds a bold, brazen and diverse freshman class that promises to keep her hands full. The cast includes Ruben Santiag…
SOURCE: Deadline at 09:00AM on April 18, 2016