The following quote is taken from Sony Pictures website for Get on the Bus (Columbia Pictures).
"ISAIAH WASHINGTON (Kyle) collaborates for the fourth time with director Spike Lee having appeared in his films Girl 6, Clockers and Crooklyn. He also made a cameo in the Hughes Brothers film Dead Presidents. On television, Washington's credits include Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, HBO's critically praised telefilm Strapped and P.O.W.E.R.: The Eddie Matos Story. After completing a four year military stint, the Houston, Texas native studied theater at Howard University. His big break on stage came when he was cast in the Ntozake Shange Theater production of "Spell #7." From there, he moved to New York becoming a founding member of City Kids Repertory performance group which visits high schools and community centers throughout New York."