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New grantees with world premieres this month include Sundance 2024 films Union and The Battle for Laikipia and International Film Festival Rotterdam 2024 title...

The Ford Foundation's JustFilms has announced $4.2 million in grants to support social justice-themed documentaries.

Colin Kaepernicks latest announcement on social media is going viral today.

comments Given its statement of purpose ABC News six-episode series "Soul of a Nation" would have been a relevant, necessary undertaking at any time in our recent history. Surely the audience is aware of why we need it now, in a time when needed conversations about racial inequality have been derailed. Highlighting that urgency is the content featured within the series opener "Reckonings." A segment on Evanston, Ill., the first locality meaningfully enacting a plan for reparations, features...

Danny Glover, EGOT winner, producer and social activist John Legend and U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, one of the many officers who defended the Capitol on January 6. Plus, Legend will give a special intimate musical performance. This historic six-episode series will debut Tuesday, March 2 (10:00 – 11:00 p.m. EST) on ABC. Episodes can also be viewed the next day on demand and on Hulu. An extended version of ABC News Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas’ (left) exclusive one...

comments "Amend: The Fight for America" mounts a fascinating defense for the power of celebrity casting in documentaries. This isnt the primary aim of the six-part series, mind you. But if your aim is to familiarize the public with the essential Americanness of the 14th Amendment, having the A-list actor they used to call Mr. July as the face of that effort is a smart way to hook the otherwise disinterested. Will Smith, the executive producer and co-host along with Larry Wilmore, knows what th...

ABC News announced today it will launch a groundbreaking primetime newscast, the first broadcast network newsmagazine that aims to put Black life in

“I am honored to present Amend: The Fight for America. We are living in unprecedented days as a society, as a country, and as a human family. I believe that the cultivation of personal and historical understanding is the imperative spark igniting the flames of desperately needed compassion and healing,” Smith said in a statement. “As Americans, we endeavor to form a more perfect union that truly establishes justice and equality for all. I believe a deeper understanding of the 14th Amendm...

Netflix Announces Will Smith-Led Documentary Series Amend: The Fight for America (TV News Roundup) Antonio Ferme, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail DATES Amend: The Fight for America” will premiere on  Feb. 17. Executive produced and hosted by Will Smith, each hour-long episode will explore American history through a lens that will have its viewers questioning what a “United States” really means. Terence Carter, More from Variety Millennials” will begin premiering weekly on Feb. 25...

Will Smith to Host 14th Amendment Doc Series for Netflix The six-part series, "Amend: The Fight for America," is being billed as "a powerful, multimedia journey through American history that encourages viewers to question what a United States really means." Netflix is set to tackle the 14th Amendment with the help of Will Smith. On Feb. 17, the streaming service will debut a six-part doc series titled Amend: The Fight for America, which counts the Suicide Squad star as a producer and host. T...