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Sidney Poitier thegrio.com
February 24, 2022
Sidney Poitier challenged the status quo with the roles he chose to play to ensure that he represented empowered characters.
February 24, 2022
Kanye is always presenting himself as a victim who’s battling institutions that don't respect him as the genius he is.
February 23, 2022
If I had to wager a guess, I’d guess only a scant few people outside of the actors’ family members…
February 22, 2022
I have long maintained that pride is the number one killer of Black men between the ages of birth and…
February 21, 2022
"Hav Plenty," the 1998 rom-com produced, written, directed, edited and starring Christopher Scott Cherot, has always fascinated me.
February 20, 2022
I don’t even know if "Posse" is any good, but I’ve probably seen it a smooth hundred times. Maybe you…
February 19, 2022
One of my favorite pastimes is firing up Amazon Prime and perusing the collection of Black films available.
February 18, 2022
The new Starz documentary, 'Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back' follows the life of the Tony-nominated dancer/actor
February 18, 2022
From moving documentaries to powerful ABFF winning short films, HBO has plenty of content to keep you engaged with Black…
February 18, 2022
Showtime has dropped the first trailer for the hotly anticipated anthology series "The First Lady," starring Viola Davis as Michelle…
Soul Food
February 18, 2022
I don’t feel like the movie "Soul Food," the 1997 family dramedy starring Vivica Fox, Vanessa Williams and Nia Long,…
Oscar Peterson thegrio.com
February 17, 2022
The new Oscar Peterson documentary on Hulu shows the far-reaching importance, and the toil, of being a legendary jazz pianist.
February 17, 2022
For starters, even Tyler Perry doesn’t have a good answer for how Melinda Gayle (Taraji Henson) got on the yacht…
February 17, 2022
The new three-part docuseries from Netflix offers us an answer to the question, where did Kanye’s ego come from?
February 16, 2022
The second half of The Met's "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" features Janicza Bravo, Julie Dash, Regina King, Ann…