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Eyes on the Prize thegrio.com
July 19, 2021
The critically acclaimed civil rights documentary series Eyes on the Prize has been given the small screen treatment.
Stacey Abrams voting All In doc thegrio.com
October 29, 2020
The Universal Hip Hop Museum and Lisa Cortes director of 'All In: The Fight for Democracy' unite for a virtual…
November 19, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - A production company called Punched in the Head Productions recently posted a casting call for an MTV…
September 5, 2013
ESSAY - 'Let The Fire Burn' seeks to create some measure of justice for the 11 bombing victims by keeping…
July 2, 2013
OPINION - Most dark-skinned women are acutely aware of society’s preference for lighter skin, but that does not negate the…
February 22, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - In 2012 Ava DuVernay made history by becoming the first black woman to win the Best Director…
December 4, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - British photographer John Ferguson and filmmaker Gregg MacDonald explore the untold history of African-American cowboys in the…
October 5, 2011
Harry Belafonte was a disarmingly handsome sex symbol of the 1950s and 1960s, a rare black leading man who challenged…