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Willie Mays thegrio.com
May 7, 2021
Willie Mays turned 90 on May 6 and has a documentary dropping and a few notable fans ran to social…
Mike Tyson thegrio.com
May 3, 2021
The first trailer for ABC's Mike Tyson docuseries has been released, promising to take a deep dive into the athlete's…
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.
TIME 100 Gala 2019 - Lobby Arrivals
April 6, 2021
Tarana J. Burke has teamed up with CBS Studios to develop scripted and unscripted documentary-style content for its streaming platform…
OprahCoAuthorsHappinessBook, theGrio.com
April 2, 2021
The series is the first project enjoining Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films and Lionsgate, as well as The New York Times…
Toni Morrison thegrio.com
March 26, 2021
It is Women's History Month and these 10 documentaries about impactful Black women are some to watch beyond the month…
2019 NBA Awards - Arrivals
March 4, 2021
Announced at yesterday's virtual upfronts, A&E Networks has ordered a documentary from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar focusing on protests...
Janet Jackson thegrio.com
March 4, 2021
Set to air in early 2022 on Lifetime and A&E, a Janet Jackson two-part documentary is in the works to…
"American Skin" Red Carpet Arrivals - The 76th Venice Film Festival
March 2, 2021
Spike Lee is teaming up with the HBO Films team for a "monumental documentary event" commemorating 20 years since September…
Matthew Head thegrio.com
February 20, 2021
Matthew Head discusses with theGrio learning new history about African-American churches during his latest composing assignment.
February 10, 2021
The documentary will showcase Tina Turner's rise to fame and the rebirth of her career as a global icon in…
On Thin Ice Olympians Amazon
February 5, 2021
Keli Price’s latest documentary, 'On Thin Ice,' covers multiple stories on athletes who have had challenges off the field.
Whitney Houston Bobbi Kristina Brown thegrio.com
February 4, 2021
'Whitney Houston and Bobbi Kristina: Didn’t We Almost Have It All' is a two-hour documentary that seeks' to dispel narratives.
The Masters - Round One
November 13, 2020
HBO releases a trailer for the upcoming 'Tiger Woods' documentary. The film will drop in January 2021 and features his…
October 11, 2020
The film adaptation examines the history of Black motorists from the Depression to the height of the Civil Rights movement…
October 3, 2020
An Oscar-winning filmmaker released a trailer for 'Totally Under Control,' a documentary about President Trump mishandling of the coronavirus.
June 19, 2020
Amazon Studios has obtained the worldwide rights to an upcoming voting rights documentary that will feature the insights from Stacey…
THIS AIN'T NORMAL
May 20, 2020
Rudy Hypolite's film was acquired by Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios for digital distribution through Freestyle Digital Media.
Kobe Bryant thegrio.com
May 4, 2020
The Last Dance featured a never-before-seen interview of Kobe Bryant gushing about his relationship with Michael Jordan, whom he called…