Angela Davis lawyer Leo Branton Jr. dies at 91
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Leo Branton Jr., a lawyer who helped successfully defend radical Angela Davis in a sensational 1972 murder case, has died. He was 91...
Jada Pinkett Smith reveals what she learned from Jay-Z
theGRIO VIDEO - In part 2 of her interview with theGrio, Jada Pinkett Smith talks about collaborating with Jay-Z to produce 'Free Angela and All Political Prisoners'...
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Jada Pinkett Smith vs. parenting critics
VIDEO - During an interview with theGrio, Jada Pinkett Smith defends her and her husband Will Smith's decision to let their children Willow and Jaden into show business at such a young age...
New Angela Davis film recalls her powerful rise
REVIEW - Many words describe Angela Davis – radical, intellectual, Communist, feminist, rebel, scholar, revolutionary– but the story of her life can be defined by one: justice...
Celebs talk self-love in book 'Journey to the Woman I've Come to Love'
Award-winning photojournalist Miki Turner has just the thing you need if one of your New Year's resolutions is to grow in self-love. Her new book, Journey to the Woman I've Come to Love, combines engaging photographs with inspirational quotes from a diverse array of 91 women...
Halle Berry wants to take on Angela Davis role in biopic
theGRIO REPORT - In the latest issue of In Style, which features Halle Berry on the cover, the actress shares her desire to play activist Angela Davis on the big screen, according to Shadow & Act...
Angela Davis doc brings life of revolutionary to screen
Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith just announced that their Overbrook Entertainment have partnered with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation as executive producers of the documentary about the scholar who came to embody Black power and Black radical feminism....
Angela Davis poster stirs controversy in DC court
More than 40 years since she was placed on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list, Angela Davis' image still causes a stir...
'The Iron Lady' has nothing on these brave women
SLIDESHOW - 'The Iron Lady' has nothing on these brave black women. While Meryl Streep is making headlines for her new role in this biopic...
Beverly Bond: 'Black Girls Rock!' more than a slogan
theGRIO Q&A - Creator of Black Girls Rock!, Beverly Bond, talks about how she came up with the idea for the organization and her plans for the future...
