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May 10, 2019
The 23rd Annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) just recently announced their 2019 lineup of narrative features, documentaries and short…
Sacha Jenkins
May 10, 2019
Sacha Jenkins, director of the Wu-Tang docuseries 'Of Mics and Men' breaks down why the group's story is an important…
Chadwick Boseman thegrio.com
May 8, 2019
Chad Boseman signed on to play Yasuke, a 16th century slave who was brought to Japan and was “the first…
Will Smith thegrio.com
May 6, 2019
Superstar Will Smith says taking over the role of the beloved Genie from late actor Robin Williams was an intimidating…
Ice Cube thegrio
May 6, 2019
Fans have been waiting for years and now Ice Cube says he's got a target date for a new installment…
Tyler Perry thegrio.com
May 5, 2019
Some of the time Tyler Perry devoted to playing Madea will now be used to star alongside Angelina Jolie in…
May 5, 2019
Halle Berry will co-star alongside Keanu Reeves in the forthcoming film, John Wick 3: Parabellum and learned a ton of…
Will Smith thegrio.com
May 5, 2019
Netflix’s efforts to take over the entertainment world has yielded huge paydays in Hollywood. Actors like Will Smith get $35…
This image released by the Tribeca Film Festival shows Wendell Pierce in a scene from "Burning Cane." The film by filmmaker Phillip Youmans won the top award at the Tribeca Film Festival on Thursday. The film also took awards for best cinematography and best actor for Pierce. (Phillip Youmans/Tribeca Film Festival via AP) thegrio.com
May 3, 2019
Phillip Youmans was just 17 and finishing high school when he completed his lyrical debut feature film, “Burning Cane.” Now,
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
May 2, 2019
The NBA Hall of Famer says in a column for 'The Hollywood Reporter' that the current flock of stories being…
Angela Bassett thegrio.com
May 1, 2019
Angela Bassett has been booked and busy. She was recently added to the cast of the movie, Gunpowder Milkshake from…
John Singleton theGrio.com
April 30, 2019
A rundown of fascinating facts about legendary, Oscar-nominated director, John Singleton, who died at the age of 51 on Monday.
John Singleton
April 29, 2019
The late John Singleton is responsible for some of the most iconic Black films of our time from 'Boyz N…
John Singleton theGrio.com
April 29, 2019
The family of John Singleton issued a lengthy statement confirming the beloved director would be taken off of life support…
John Singleton
April 29, 2019
Celebrities share their thoughts on John Singleton after his family confirms he will be taken off of life support on…