'Senna' director to make Amy Winehouse documentary
LONDON (AP) — The director of award-winning film 'Senna' is making a documentary about the late soul singer Amy Winehouse...
New 'Dr. J' documentary to air in June
NEW YORK (AP) — An upcoming documentary will look at the life and career of Julius Erving, on the 30th anniversary of his only NBA championship.
Jada Pinkett Smith vs. parenting critics
VIDEO - During an interview with theGrio, Jada Pinkett Smith defends her and her husband Will Smith's decision to let their children Willow and Jaden into show business at such a young age...
Child prodigy set to take classical music by storm
theGRIO REPORT - Malik Kofi is extraordinarily talented; a child prodigy, musical genius, awe-inspiring orator, with intellectual gifts well beyond his years...
Snoop Lion aims for the White House with ‘Reincarnated’
theGRIO REPORT - Snoop Lion, has shifted from the grim realities of hip hop to the positive vibrations of reggae with his new album and documentary film, 'Reincarnated'...
BIllboard: Adele may 'do an HBO special like Beyoncé'
theGRIO REPORT - Following her big Academy Award win for best original song, 'Skyfall,' Adele talked to Billboard about how she might go about getting Emmy and Tony awards to go with her Grammys and Oscar.
New film tells story of unsung civil rights leader
WASHINGTON (AP) - In the civil rights struggle, Young was overshadowed by his larger-than-life peer, Martin Luther King Jr...
theGrio’s 100: Ava DuVernay, 1st black woman to win Sundance best director
theGRIO's 100 - In 2012 Ava DuVernay made history by becoming the first black woman to win the Best Director accolade at the Sundance Film Festival for her second feature, 'Middle of Nowhere.'
Beyoncé's HBO documentary breaks HBO ratings records
the GRIO REPORT - Beyoncé's HBO documentary 'Life Is But A Dream' may have garnered mixed reviews, but it pulled in record ratings for HBO.
New Angela Davis film recalls her powerful rise
REVIEW - Many words describe Angela Davis – radical, intellectual, Communist, feminist, rebel, scholar, revolutionary– but the story of her life can be defined by one: justice...
