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Assata Shakur documentary, theGrio.com
November 4, 2025
Two new projects about the late Assata Shakur will explore her life and legacy, following her death at age 78.
Hedda, Nia DaCosta Hedda, Tessa Thompson Hedda, Hedda Prime video theGrio.com
October 31, 2025
Stream 'Hedda' on Prime Video, starring Tessa Thompson. Experience Nia DaCosta’s Black, female-led adaptation of Ibsen’s classic tale of power,…
Naturi Naughton, Ryan Coogler
October 27, 2025
Naturi Naughton-Lewis is reflecting on a big "what if." During an ABF panel, she revealed she almost had a role…
Nia Long, Katherine Jackson, Michael Jackson, theGrio.com
October 20, 2025
Nia Long opens up about the lasting impression playing Katherine Jackson in the upcoming “Michael” biopic has left on her.
October 5, 2025
Award winning producer Alisa Payne shared how she and Spike Lee created a Hurricane Katrina docuseries for the new generation.
Ruth & Boaz, DeVon Franklin, Serayah, Tyler Lepley, Netflix, Tyler Perry, theGrio.com
September 29, 2025
Producer DeVon Franklin, Serayah, and Tyler Lepley describe what it was like to translate the biblical love story for modern…
HIM, Jordan Peele HIM, HIM cast, HIM Tyriq Withers, Tyriq Withers, Tyriq Withers Marlon Wayans theGrio.com
September 26, 2025
Cinematographer Kira Kelly and film editor Taylor Joy Mason discuss how they brought the world of ‘HIM’ to life on…
HIM, Jordan Peele HIM, HIM cast, HIM Tyriq Withers, Tyriq Withers, Tyriq Withers Marlon Wayans theGrio.com
September 19, 2025
Tyriq Withers says Jordan Peele's movie HIM is an accumulation of him and Marlon Wayans' "mosaic of trauma, pain, love,…
Sundance Film Festival, Black films at Sundance, Black directors at Sundance, Brittany Shyne, Nia DaCosta, Jordan Peele, Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, Dee Rees, Barry Jenkins, Wendell B. Harris Jr., theGrio.com
September 18, 2025
Sundance Festival has launched countless top Black filmmaking talent like Barry Jenkins, Ryan Coogler, Dee Rees, and more.
Clifton Powell, Spike Lee, Tyler Perry, Black Hollywood, theGrio.com
September 12, 2025
The veteran actor first publicly criticized the filmmaker in 2011 after he made comments about Tyler Perry.
Patrisse Cullors, Black Lives Matter, BLM, theGrio.com
September 5, 2025
With the documentary “Close to Home,” Cullors and director Whitney Skauge are striving to give a platform to homeless Los…
Paris Jackson, Colman Domingo, Michael Jackson, Michael biopic, theGrio.com
September 4, 2025
Paris Jackson speaks out about the upcoming biopic about her father, “Michael,” and explains her role in the production.
Angel Reese, Idris Elba, A House of Dynamite, Black thrillers, theGrio.com
September 4, 2025
“A House of Dynamite,” featuring a cameo of Angel Reese due in October, earns an 11-minute standing ovation at the…
A$AP Rocky, Spike Lee, Denzel Washington, Highest 2 Lowest, theGrio.com
August 25, 2025
Denzel Washington, A$AP Rocky, and Spike Lee discuss filming ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ and more in now-viral sit down.
August 18, 2025
Spike Lee confirmed the cancellation, saying only, “It’s not coming out,” while Kaepernick’s camp declined comment.