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Audra McDonald and the cast of 'Porgy and Bess' perform onstage at the 66th Annual Tony Awards at The Beacon Theater on June 10, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Report finds some gains for minority actors in NYC

Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The percentage of minority actors working on Broadway and at the top 16 not-for-profit theater companies in New York City rose to 23 percent during the 2011-2012 season...
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Ruby Dee celebrates 90th birthday with Harlem documentary screening

Ebony.com
Hundreds of invited guests took seats in the auditorium, and after a brief intro by Angela Bassett, the Schomburg screened Life’s Essentials With Ruby Dee.
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Is this the best time for black actresses?

Veronica Miller
OPINION - Is one actress' good fortune applicable to the rest of black women working in Hollywood?...
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Rihanna in designer PJs at 'Battleship' premiere

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
theGRIO REPORT - Rihanna attended the Tokyo premiere for Battleship yesterday wearing what looks to many like gold-encrusted, Windex blue pajamas...
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'Hunger Games' fans react negatively to black characters

theGrio
Some of the characters in the newly released 'The Hunger Games' are black -- and some fans of the book are not happy about it...
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Actress pranks Tyrese with 'awareness raps'

Briana Lopes
theGRIO REPORT - According to Tamblyn, Tyrese pulled her e-mail address from a 'cc:d' list (used when sending the same message to multiple people) thinking that she was actually Amber Rose...
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Tasha Smith among Black Women in Film honorees

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - Final preparations are underway for a star-studded luncheon, at Atlanta's downtown Marriett Marquis, celebrating outstanding achievements of black women in film, television and the entertainment industries...
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Black actresses, roles that should have won Oscar

Madame Noire
MADAME NOIRE - Some of these ladies weren't even nominated, but their performances deserved some recognition in our eyes...
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