About Tatianna Mott

Tatianna Mott is a writer, video producer, performer, and host of Take Each Moment Podcast, an independent music and mental health podcast for Black creatives and dreamers. Her song, "Cycles," about breaking cycles of trauma is available on all streaming platforms.

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May 9, 2021
“On Mother’s Day, I plan to not be sad,” singer Asher Makeba said nearing the one-year anniversary since the death of music icon Betty Wright.
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February 12, 2021
‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ opens in theaters and is also streaming on HBO Max. He’s more on the real people behind the film.
Third Annual Celebration of Black Cinema
February 3, 2021
Chawick Boseman and actress Tessa Thompson were among the Black actors who recieved Critics Choice Awards this year.
Belle Collective www.theGrio.com
January 15, 2021
The series follows five successful, glamourous boss women who are redefining what it means to be a southern belle in Jackson, Mississippi.
October 30, 2020
His House, by screenwriter and director Remi Weekes, follows a displaced South Sudanese couple as they seek asylum in a small English town.
First Lady Melania Trump Hosts Roundtable Discussion On Sickle Cell Anemia
September 30, 2020
For Sickle Cell Awareness Month, seven advocates open up to theGrio about what it’s truly like living with sickle cell disease.
Kentucky AG Makes Announcement On Possible Charges In Breonna Taylor's Death
September 25, 2020
Many are disappointed that the officers who killed Breonna Taylor were not charged but efforts for justice haven’t been in vain.
August 30, 2020
Hampton’s work as leader of the Chicago’s Black Panther Party, landed him on the FBI COINTELPRO list of “threats” to be “neutralized.”
June 23, 2020
This interwoven intersectionality of the Black LGBTQIA communities is reflected in the independent short film LiME, written and directed by Donta Storey.
Will Smith
June 21, 2020
Will Smith joins his wife Jada Pinkett Smith and daughter, Willow on ‘Red Table Talk’ and opens up about fatherhood in the Father’s Day episode.
June 16, 2020
As we prepare to celebrate Juneteeth, it is being reported by the Equal Justice Initiative that more Black people were lynched than previously believed.
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June 16, 2020
The heartbreaking story of George Stinney, a 14-year-old boy who was wrongfully executed by South Carolina for a crime he didn’t commit. Learn more here.
June 15, 2020
ViacomCBS announced that the 2020 BET Awards will be simulcast on CBS, marking the first time it will air on a national broadcast network in its history.
June 10, 2020
Women in Hollywood flooded IG timelines on Wednesday with an important video message asking “do you know what happened to Breonna Taylor?”
June 9, 2020
The commercial-free, live BET News coverage from Houston, “BET Remembers: George Floyd,” will be anchored by Marc Lamont Hill.
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May 31, 2020
Insecure actor, Kendrick Sampson, was hit by rubber bullets during tense protests in Los Angeles over the murder of George Floyd.
May 25, 2020
Several of Hollywood’s biggest celebrities came together on Sunday to celebrate the life of Andre Harrell, who tragically passed away earlier this month.
May 22, 2020
In an exclusive interview with theGrio, Kandi Burruss dishes on her big win on ‘The Masked Singer’ and recent headline controversy.
April 29, 2020
In an exclusive interview, theGrio chats with Philly actor and model Lawrence H. Robinson about his character, Chris, on the BET show ‘Sistas.’