Coming soon: Beulah Mae Donald's incredible true story

Next month, we’re bringing you a new four-part Original Series about a courageous woman whose fight for justice we all should know. The People v. The Klan  tells the little-known true story of Beulah Mae Donald, a Black mother in Alabama who took down the Ku Klux Klan after the brutal murder and lynching of her son, Michael Donald. He was just 19 years old when he was found dead, hanging from a tree in Mobile, on March 21, 1981.

Beulah Mae Donald and local Black leaders refused to back down until his killers were brought to justice, and Donald didn’t stop there. As professor and historian Erica Armstrong Dunbar writes, “Donald would mourn the unthinkable loss of her child and somehow manage to dig deeply into her reservoir of strength to survive and seek justice for her son with a groundbreaking civil case.” Read more from Dunbar on Beulah Mae’s story here. The first two episodes of The People v. The Klan air back-to-back on Sunday, April 11 @ 9 PM and 10 PM ET/PT.

Your weekend TV binge has arrived

Thank you for joining us on Stanley Tucci's gastronomical journey through Italy and taking a deeper look at Abraham Lincoln's legacy. If you're already feeling hunger pangs, bookmark this list of restaurants featured in the episodes for future exploration. And for more on the impact of Lincoln’s presidency, check out this installment of CNN’s History Refocused digital series, about the rise of the country's first Black lieutenant governor. Listen to the audio only version of the Lincoln series here.

Catch up on season one of Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy and Lincoln: Divided We Stand on demand via CNNgo or your TV provider until April 21.

The first Grammy win for CNN Films!

We're thrilled that Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice has won a Grammy Award for Best Music Film! Ronstadt is a genre-defying musician who soared to the top of the scene in the late 1960s - remaining there for nearly five decades. Directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, and produced with personal photos and narration by Ronstadt herself, this documentary captures Ronstadt’s story in her own words. The film is available to watch on demand via HBO Max.

Don't forget to watch: NAACP Image Awards

CNN has been nominated for several NAACP Image Awards, including an Outstanding Documentary nod for CNN Films’ John Lewis: Good Trouble (available on HBO Max.) See our nominees below and don't forget to watch on Saturday, March 27 @ 8 PM ET! The below are on demand via CNNgo.

United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell nominated for: Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series); Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) - Individual or Ensemble.
CNN’s The Color of Covid (hosted by Don Lemon and Van Jones) nominated for: Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special).
CNN Tonight with Don Lemon nominated for: Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) Individual or Ensemble.

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