To play or not to play Israel, that is Alicia Keys' question
OPINION - As unifying as much music can be, sometimes the people need more than just a song. Our stars need to step up. Period...
Is Beyoncé really a feminist?
OPINION - The Beyoncé Ms. cover story is sparking discussion about the intersection of race and gender and more specifically about the notion of 'respectability politics' that seems to only apply to women of color...
USA airing 'The Color Purple' to launch longterm diversity push
The series is the brainchild of NBCUniversal Cable entertainment chairman Bonnie Hammer, who created the Erase the Hate campaign when she worked with USA nearly 20 years ago.
Alice Walker opposes Hebrew translation of 'The Color Purple'
Alice Walker, the author of the acclaimed novel 'The Color Purple', has publicly forbid Israel from translating her award-winning book into Hebrew...
Black, gray and proud: Women embrace hair
theGRIO REPORT - A small but increasingly vocal group of 'gray-and-proud' African-American women are tired of pricey visits to the salon. Instead of hiding their roots they opt to maintain their head full of gray hair...
Author Rebecca Walker serves up 'Black Cool'
theGRIO Q&A - Rebecca Walker spoke to theGrio about her new book, Black Cool, and the tabloid media coverage that followed her estrangement from her famous mother...
Beyoncé is compared to Alice Walker and Sojourner Truth
While it's hard to deny Beyonce's strangle-hold on pop culture during the last decade, Rutgers University lecturer Kevin Allred is turning a critical eye to the singer's work...
Slideshow: Big screen 'black' book adaptations
SLIDESHOW - Since 'The Help' was based on a best-selling book, we got to thinking about other big screen adaptations of black-themed books...
New e-book club includes works by Alice Walker
NEW YORK (AP) - A digital publisher of Pat Conroy, Alice Walker and other writers has formed an online book club with a website that has for years served as a hub for reading groups...
'The Color Purple' finally released as an e-book
NEW YORK (AP) - Alice Walker's 'The Color Purple,' a Pulitzer Prize winner in 1983 and still a widely taught and talked about novel, is finally coming out as an e-book...
