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Director Spike Lee at The 2023 New Yorker Festival - Spike Lee Talks With David Remnick
September 20, 2024
Celebrating the Black film directors behind the lens who have challenged narratives, redefined genres, and transformed cinema and movies.
June 2, 2023
Pioneering Black filmmaker Jessie Maple Patton passed away peacefully at her home in Atlanta this week at age 86.
Mar Cruz dances Puerto Rican bomba in the film "Negra, Yo Soy Bella." Director Vashni Korin, Pelua Productions. Tribeca. (Photo by Gabriella Baéz, courtesy of Vashni Korin)
April 4, 2023
Executive produced by Queen Latifah and directed by Vashni Korin, “Negra, Yo Soy Bella” raises and praises Black Puerto Rican…
93rd Annual Academy Awards - Press Room
April 26, 2021
The 2021 Oscars had several standout moments, with several of the participants sharing personal moments during their speeches.
April 30, 2020
NIgerian director Niyi Akinmolayan made an animated PSA to help kids understand the dangers of the coronavirus and he shared…
March 28, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Actor Michael B. Jordan understands that if you want to go far in your career, you must…
August 2, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Matthew McConaughey recently recorded a video of himself talking about his favorite Spike Lee film, showing support…
January 17, 2013
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Diversity is king at the Sundance Film Festival — and queen, too...