The movie will detail her life after being a victim of sex trafficking and being convicted of murder at 16.

Good News

A documentary about Willie O’Ree, the first Black man to play in the NHL, is coming to ESPN.

Good News

Award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson will be honored at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.

Sports

The doc opens in select cities today.

Education

Now, In Color delves into the experiences of Black students who attend Yale University.

Entertainment

Chance the Rapper and Dwayne Wade’s documentary “Shot in the Dark” illustrates what it’s like to come of age in Chicago.

The University of Phoenix and NewsOne release an education documentary. It explores innovative solutions to complex educational problems in the African American community.

"Black Women In Medicine" was a five-year effort that began in 2011. But Crystal Emery asserts the film was not created to lament about the lack of diversity in the field, but to do do something much more boundless.

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According to Billboard.com, a Grace Jones documentary is finally in the works. One of the most talked about women of the ’70s and ’80s is being honored with a project backed by BBC Films, the site writes. The documentary, Grace Jones — The Musical Of My Life, will be directed by Sophie Fiennes and co-financed by BFI Film […]

Entertainment

Cameras followed Kehinde Wiley, a New York-based portrait painter, as he decided to explore the inner and outer beauty of Black women for his latest project. Kehinde is known for his creating portraits of young Black men, showcasing them in a way that mainstream society rarely does: strong, noble, soulful and heroic. He sets them against […]

Live Well

Last weekend I was walking around feeling, well, down. Sorta moody. Bummed out, if you will. So I took to social media to describe my temperament, explaining that the day hadn’t gone well and I was feeling alone. Almost instantly, friends began to swoop down on me, calling me, texting me, messaging me. Even people […]