global documentary filmmaker about the real history of The Negro Motorist Green Book. Titled The Green Book: Guide to Freedom for Black History Month. This must-see educational special goes in ...

Before filmmaker Yoruba Richen began working on her latest documentary, she didn’t know what the Green Book was. “I thought I knew my African-American history, but this was an aspect I didn ...

But the movie never really explores what the Green Book is. That’s where a new documentary, “The Green Book: Guide to Freedom,” comes in. Directed by Yoruba Richen, it details how the real ...

In the documentary’s introductory scene, Taylor offers a concise explanation of the directory she’s devoted years to studying. “The Green Book was a great way to understand how you could get ...

Acclaimed filmmaker Yoruba Richen had never heard of “The Negro Motorist Green Book" when approached two years ago about creating a documentary about it for the Smithsonian Channel.

When Yoruba Richen was approached to make a documentary about the Green Book travel guide since made famous by a Hollywood movie of the same name, she had never heard of it. But once she immersed ...

This is one of the main ways through which the green book became so popular and widely available. What were the choices you made in creating your documentary "The Green Book: Guide to Freedom"?

Filmmaker Yoruba Richen's documentary, 'The Green Book: Guide to Freedom,' tells the story of the manual, first published in 1936, that helped African-Americans find safe places to stay ...

From 1936 to 1966, the Green Book was the must-have guide for African American travelers. Developed and published by Harlem postal carrier and travel writer Victor Hugo Green, the Book’s ...

When "Green Book" took home three Oscars on Sunday night — including the one for best picture — it opened up a conversation about whether the movie deserved all the hoopla. Some thought it ...

The Tidewater area had more Green Book listings than any other part of ... Ramsey has worked to chronicle the Greens’ story in a documentary that has yet to be released. The Greens hoped the ...