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Relisha Rudd, what happened to Relisha Rudd?, The Vanishing of Relisha Rudd: A Cold Case Reexamined, Relisha Rudd documentary, Relisha Rudd story theGrio.com
October 29, 2025
“The Vanishing of Relisha Rudd: A Cold Case Reexamined” docuseries reignites a call for justice for Relisha Rudd, over a…
The Greenwood Ave Project, The Greenwood Ave Project documentary, Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, where is Black Wall Street?, Black wall street neighborhood theGrio.com
April 25, 2025
"The Greenwood Ave Project" documentary revisits the 1921 Tulsa massacre, illuminating the past and powering the future of Black Wall…
December 15, 2023
Whether you’re looking for a history lesson, a true crime tale or a peek inside the lives of a celebrity,…
Jean-Michel Basquiat theGrio.com
July 29, 2023
A never-before-seen look into the storied life and career of iconic artist Jean-Michel Basquiat will be executive produced by his…
country music singer Rissi Palmer
March 23, 2023
Country music singer Rissi Palmer is the focus of a new documentary called “Rissi Palmer: Still Here” from director Dilsey…
American Black Film Festival Honors Awards Ceremony - Arrivals
May 20, 2022
The American Black Film Festival is officially weeks away, and on Thursday they announced their official lineup of 12 spotlight…
The Beauty of Blackness
March 5, 2022
The Sephora-produced documentary chronicles the revival of iconic beauty brand Fashion Fair; plus, 9 other docs celebrating Black women.
The Universal Hip Hop Museum Groundbreaking Ceremony Held In Bronx Point
May 19, 2021
Showtime announced a partnership with Mass Appeal to celebrate hip-hop's 50th birthday with three years of content.
April 9, 2021
'SEAspiracy' is a documentary on Netflix that explores the shocking truth about our impact on the oceans and resulting impact…
Alpha Kappa Alpha thegrio.com
April 8, 2021
‘Twenty Pearls’ chronicles the creation and the legacy of Alpha Kappa Alpha which has members from NASA to the White…
Kanye West
April 7, 2021
Per recent reports, Kanye West's documentary featuring two decades worth of footage has been picked up by Netflix.
February 9, 2021
Michelle Obama will star in Waffles + Mochi, one of the latest productions from the Obamas Higher Ground deal with…
Nas marijuana BET thegrio.com
October 29, 2020
BET will unveil a new documentary 'Smoke: Marijuana + Black America' 'executive-produced and narrated by Nas in November.
May 7, 2020
Michelle Obama is reflective in the new documentary about her book tour. The doc goes behind the scenes to provide…
Michelle Obama thegrio.com
May 5, 2020
Former First Lady Michelle Obama may be riding high of the record-breaking success of her memoir Becoming, and the upcoming Netflix
Michelle Obama theGrio.com
April 27, 2020
Michelle Obama announced that her 2018 "Becoming" book has morphed into a Netflix documentary that appears focused on community events…
Kobe Bryant theGrio.com
April 24, 2020
Kobe Bryant’s final season with the Los Angeles Lakers got all the all-access treatment for a possible documentary that the…
Shaq thegrio.com
October 22, 2018
Shaquille O’Neal is bringing an inspiring documentary to the masses about a little known team of Black basketball players who…
July 19, 2018
[griojw id=”EzmzIa8K” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   Quincy Jones is known to spill some good tea from time to time so it seems
May 25, 2018
From the Jim Crow south to the halls of Paris and Vogue. Andre Leon Talley, has seen and survived it