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May 3, 2018
Rapper Meek Mill, who was recently released from jail, landed an Amazon documentary deal that will give an inside look into the depth…
October 6, 2016
On Oct. 14, in select theaters, the first Maya Angelou documentary, And Still I Rise, will be released.
November 19, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - In 'Subjectified,' nine young women share their stories, helming their sexual narratives and framing them as they…
June 27, 2013
OPINION - There is a growing crop of people who feel the 'Dark Girls' documentary’s biggest flaw is that it…
June 25, 2013
ESSAY - I’m not sure that those of us on the darker-end of the spectrum really need to maintain a…
April 3, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Throughout President Obama's years at the White House, the first couple has screened variety of movies, documentaries,…
November 26, 2012
A new documentary, by acclaimed filmmaker D. Channsin Berry, aims to further the conversation about what it means to be…
November 15, 2012
Hundreds of invited guests took seats in the auditorium, and after a brief intro by Angela Bassett, the Schomburg screened…
July 24, 2012
One major issue many of the famous faces -- including '70s legend Pat Cleveland -- shared through their stories was…
April 17, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - 'Paris is Burning', the original Jennie Livingston-directed film, chronicled the 'ball' culture in New York City's disenfranchised…
March 3, 2012
OPINION - In the midst of all 'The Help' controversy, far less attention has gone to that other Oscar 2012…
February 13, 2012
TheGrio REPORT -- The 90 minute film, "Slavery By Another Name," based on a book by journalist Douglas A. Blackmon,…