Documentary

After shooting threats, lawsuits, & many celebrities refusing to appear, Lifetime’s ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ premieres

Ahead of upcoming HBO documentary on Sandra Bland, her sisters reveal new details of the case

Hulu documentary ‘Minding the Gap’ powerfully explores the effect of toxic masculinity on boys

Inspired by Fox News attacks, Lebron James set to produce ‘Shut Up and Dribble’ docuseries

Sandra Bland documentary to premiere at Tribeca Film Festival

Malcolm X documentary featuring never before seen footage allows his words to tell his story

Yance Ford becomes first trans director to receive an Oscar nomination

Viola Davis to produce docuseries exploring police brutality cases on TV One

Jay Z Will Produce A Documentary Series About Trayvon Martin

New Documentary Shines Light on LGBT Ballroom Culture

Mizzou Students Release Short Film Called ‘Concerned Student 1950’

New Documentary from NYTimes: ‘A Conversation With Black Women on Race’ [Video]

What “lackluster” #LightGirls was missing

Video: ‘Light Girls’ film to explore colorism in Black community

Producers seeking stories from young people of color for ‘Woke Up Black. Again.’

Video: Spike Lee releases ‘Throw Like a Girl’ documentary in honor of Mo’ne Davis

Spike Lee to make documentary on Mo’ne Davis and her Little League team

Friends help ‘Interrupters’ star Ameena Matthews battling cancer

Video: ‘Free Cece’ documentary calls attention to plight of trans, black people

Video: ’72 Percent’ documentary takes on ‘epidemic’ of black single parent

Video: documentary takes on ‘rules of racism’

Event: Face of Darkness – Journey to Healing

Emanuel aides, CNN producers script Chicagoland scenes according to emails

Worldstar Hip Hop Presents: ‘The Field: Violence, Hip Hop & Hope in Chicago’

Graduation: Voices and Images of Chicago Youth Violence

Watch FREE ANGELA DAVIS & ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS at UChicago TONIGHT at 6PM

Screening of Documentary WOKE UP BLACK at Harold Washington College on Feb. 25th!

WOKE UP BLACK Documentary Screening at Chicago Cultural Center Oct. 24th

New Documentary, ‘Soul Food Junkies’ : Is Soul Food Killing Us?

VIDEO: Filmmaker Captures Everyday Life on Chicago's South Side

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