Documentary Film

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‘Twenty Pearls’ chronicles the creation and the legacy of Alpha Kappa Alpha which has members from NASA to the White House.
/ April 8, 2021
The film adaptation examines the history of Black motorists from the Depression to the height of the Civil Rights movement and beyond.
/ October 11, 2020
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
REVIEW – Many words describe Angela Davis – radical, intellectual, Communist, feminist, rebel, scholar, revolutionary– but the story of her life can be defined by one: justice…
/ February 19, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
theGRIO REPORT – ‘Why Do You Have Black Dolls?’, a short documentary film inspired by an 8-year-old’s question, explores the historical and cultural significance of the black doll…
/ October 18, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
Byron Hurt is an award-winning filmmaker, activist and lecturer. But most of all, he is a brother who takes on issues like sexism, misogyny and hyper-masculinity in hip-hop…
/ August 12, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
NEW YORK (AP) – The two-hour special will air Sept. 18 at 10 p.m. Eastern. It was executive produced by rapper-actor Ice-T. He also narrates the documentary…
/ August 9, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
REVIEW – The film makes an earnest effort to give the legendary hip-hop quartet its props, while critically looking at reasons for the band’s breakup…
/ July 15, 2011