Desc: The Sky Is Gray: Directed by Stan Lathan. With Olivia Cole, James Bond III, Margaret Avery, Cleavon Little. A young boy named James comes of age in 1940s Louisiana and grapples with what it means to be black during a time of racism and poverty. James's mother accompanies her son to town to see about the boy's nagging toothache, and his journey soon becomes an eye-opening odyssey.