Long before the Oscar nomination, the Emmy and the Grammy, before “Ladies First” turned a teenager into a cultural force, Dana Owens, a.k.a. Queen Latifah, was a Newark kid learning the rhythm of her neighborhood’s corners and stoops. Decades later, she went back to those same blocks, this time carrying blueprints.
That return sits at the heart of “You Can Go Home Again,” a new documentary BET will debut Friday, Nov. 27, at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT. Arriving the night after Thanksgiving, the film lands as families gather around the same table, swapping old stories and remembering where they started.
The Road Back to Brick City…