“Acting Up” features intimate conversations with the creatives, executives, and decision-makers who are truly moving the needle when it comes to representation in Hollywood and beyond. In each episode, theGrio’s Entertainment Director Cortney Wills gets real with actors, writers, producers, directors, executives, and insiders who shape how our communities are represented on screens big and small. Through poignant commentary and in-depth interviews, she explores how Hollywood continues to influence so many aspects of our lives, from beauty standards to political participation, from how the rest of the world sees Black America to how they see themselves.
Episode 29
Fighting Words: Aida Rodriguez
November 26, 2021 - 34:35
Episode 28
Jonathan Majors: The Harder They Fall
November 22, 2021 - 25:53
Episode 27
Lowkey Revolutionary: Christina Elmore
November 15, 2021 - 29:13
Episode 26
Being Seen: Anika Noni Rose
November 8, 2021 - 25:59
Episode 25
Shalita Grant: Making Good in Hollywood
November 1, 2021 - 25:27
Episode 24
‘Finding Kendrick Johnson’ with Jenifer Lewis
October 22, 2021 - 32:11
Episode 23
Randy Huggins: Black Mafia Family
October 15, 2021 - 28:15
Episode 22
Desean Terry: Black Faces in White Spaces
October 8, 2021 - 30:22
Episode 21
Black to the Future
October 1, 2021 - 29:33
Episode 20
My Name Is Pauli Murray
September 24, 2021 - 35:28
Episode 19
Emmys So Black
July 15, 2021 - 13:41
Episode 18
Taking Over: O. T. Fagbenle
July 6, 2021 - 25:08
Episode 17
Raising the Bar: William Jackson Harper
July 1, 2021 - 43:39
Episode 16
Black Women in Comedy
June 24, 2021 - 43:33
Episode 15
Reality TV Gets Real: Eboni K. Williams
June 17, 2021 - 55:06
Episode 14
PRIDE & JOY: Brandon Kyle Goodman
June 10, 2021 - 45:26
Episode 13
Inside Tribeca Film Festival
June 3, 2021 - 35:03 mins
Episode 12
Dawn Porter: The Way She Sees It
May 27, 2021 - 33:37 mins
Episode 11
The Magic of Nicole Beharie
May 20, 2021 - 31:52 mins
Episode 10
Breaking Stigmas Onscreen
May 13, 2021 - 34:48 mins
