Carlton Daniel Jr., creator and writer of the short film Homegoing, featured at the 2021 American Black Film Festival, sat down with theGrio and opened up about his film, Black queer storytelling at ...

“History is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake,” wrote James Joyce in Ulysses. Yaa Gyasi, a writer with a rich talent for visceral story-telling, is part of the wake-up crew. Ancestral curses ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson was laid to rest on Saturday at Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago, following a week of services including lying in repose at Rainbow PUSH headquarters, lying in state at the South ...

If you’ve been paying any attention to pop culture, you’ve probably noticed an uptick in slavery narratives, particularly in Hollywood. The most recent is the History channel’s remake of “Roots,” the ...

Jennifer Hudson brought the house to its feet during the public homegoing service for Reverend Jesse Jackson in Chicago. The legendary civil rights leader passed away at age 84 on Feb. 17. Since news ...

“I like creating film that really makes the audience think,” said Daniel. In the project, Daniel incorporates close and lingering shots, which he did in order to “reflect on the human experience.” ...