Entertainment

Documentaries about Whitney Houston, Gilbert Gottfried, Elian Gonzalez and Frank Serpico will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. The New York festival announced 82 of the 98 features that will play in this year’s slightly slimmed-down slate. Among the entries are “Gilbert,” Neil Berkeley’s documentary about the comedian; “Elian,” the Alex Gibney-produced documentary about the […]

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'Hamilton' creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda and other cast members will head to Washington D.C. to speak at one of Michelle Obama’s student workshops.

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Nathan Barksdale, the Baltimore drug lord and inspiration behind HBO's hit series The Wire, has died.

When the 11th Annual Tribeca Film Festival kicks-off today in New York, there are six black films recommended by The Grio.com that they recommend as “must-see” movies. The movies include 2 Days in New York starring Chris Rock, War Witch the story of a 14 year-old  who faces unspeakable tragedies, Benji, the short-life story of […]

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NEW YORK — The year’s Tribeca Film Festival will host a special tribute to the legendary Quincy Jones.