BET Sets Nov 27 Premiere for Queen Latifah's You Can Go Home Again

By Miles Carter, November 10, 2026

BET will premiere the Queen Latifah documentary You Can Go Home Again on Nov 27, 2026, at 10 p.m. ET, 9 p.m. CT, the network said in an official release dated Nov 6, 2026, from New York. The film is co-produced by Flavor Unit Entertainment and P&G Studios, a division of Procter & Gamble, and distributed by BET.

The documentary is directed by Muta'Ali and executive produced by Shakim Compere and Loretha Jones. It follows Latifah's work to build RISE Living, a mixed-use affordable housing complex in her hometown of Newark, New Jersey. The name stands for "Rita Is Still Everywhere," a tribute to her late mother, Rita, the release says.

A first look in Chicago

The announcement follows "An Evening with Queen Latifah," an event hosted by BET and Procter & Gamble on Nov 4, 2026, at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. According to the release, Latifah shared clips from the film alongside Tammy Hammond, described as her partner on the project and a childhood friend, and sat down with Damon Jones, Procter & Gamble's chief communications officer.

"You Can Go Home Again is very personal to me," Queen Latifah said in the release. "It's about my community and the people and places that make us who we are. My collaboration with P&G helps bring those stories to the screen. I'm excited to share the film with BET audiences and invite them into a story that's very close to my heart."

The official trailer, posted by BET's network channel, is titled "Queen Latifah Returns to Newark | You Can Go Home Again | Documentary Trailer | NOV 27 at 10/9c."

Career context, and a Hall induction

The same release traces Latifah's career from her 1989 debut album All Hail the Queen and the song "U.N.I.T.Y." It also says she will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Hall's official 2026 inductee announcement names her an Early Influence honoree, with the ceremony set for Nov 14, 2026, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

The release's biography also lists a Paramount+ premiere on Nov 27, 2026, alongside BET. The timed announcement, 10 p.m. ET and 9 p.m. CT, is given for BET.