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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.
Juanita Moore "A Star Without A Star"
July 6, 2025
‘A Star Without a Star’ looks at the fight to recognize Moore on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame and is available
WIE suite
April 7, 2025
A WIE Suite event in NYC celebrated the Apple TV+ documentary 'Number One on the Call Sheet,' spotlighting Black women…
January 21, 2025
The Apple TV and Prime Video documentary “Blue Chippers: Next Man Up” by The Dark Brothers, Derek and Preston Dark,
luther vandross, luther never too much, luther vandross documentary, luther vandross film, luther vandross music, luther vandross cnn, theGrio.com
January 4, 2025
Don’t miss the Luther Vandross documentary, reairing tonight on CNN. Discover why fans are calling it a powerful and emotional…
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January 2, 2025
The Luther Vandross documentary about the life, success and struggles of legendary vocalist Luther Vandross is a must-watch. 
October 15, 2023
“Silver Dollar Road," the latest documentary from Raoul Peck, chronicles the story of the Reels family in North Carolina.
October 7, 2022
Netflix is celebrating Black contributions to cinema in the 1970s with a brand new documentary project. From writer and film…
Sidney Poitier thegrio.com
September 23, 2022
The new documentary “Sidney” respectfully traces his life, delivering a portrait of a striver hoping to improve everything he did every day.
September 22, 2022
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson will executive producer a documentary about the late producer, J Dilla, based on the book, "Dilla Time."
June 19, 2022
On the eve of Juneteenth, the Tribeca Festival came to a close after the premier of the Rev. Al Sharpton…
June 3, 2022
Basketball great Kevin Durant and Showtime Sports Documentary Films are partnering on "NYC Point Gods," which debuts in July.
ZFF Summit Cocktail - 17th Zurich Film Festival
June 2, 2022
'Who You Gonna Call,' a documentary about Ray Parker Jr., the Grammy-winner singer/songwriter best known for 'Ghostbusters,' drops June 7.
Black mental health thegrio.com
May 26, 2022
The doc features “a no-holds-barred" discussion around mental health within the HBCU communities and particularly amongst young males.
Head to Head theGrio.com
May 17, 2022
The feature documentary follows several women's experiences with hair loss and how it affects almost every aspect of their lives.
April 8, 2022
There was a brief era of my life where, because of the success of Very Smart Brothas, I decided to…
March 15, 2022
Amazon Music releases the official trailer for its original documentary, 'For Love & Country,' chronicling country music's Black origins
Miss Cleo scaled thegrio.com
February 18, 2022
Miss Cleo came to fame in the 1990s as she told the fortunes of viewers via the pay-per-call Psychic Readers…
Uprooted doc thegrio.com
February 1, 2022
theGrio has five documentaries to stream during the first week of Black History Month such as "The Fight For The…
January 16, 2022
Viewers are bound to learn new things — and to be stunned, at some point — from "Who We Are,"…