theGrio’s 100: Peter Ramsey, 1st African-American to direct an animated film

theGRIO's 100 - The first African-American to direct an animated feature, his first film 'Rise of the Guardians' has earned the former storyboard artist several nominations and accolades...

Beyoncé voices animated character in new 'Epic' movie trailer

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VIDEO - Grammy Award winning singer Beyoncé is the voice of Queen Tara in the upcoming 3-D comedy, adventure Epic, and a new trailer depicting her character has been released...

'Rise' of the ‘Obama of animation’

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theGRIO REPORT - Peter Ramsey, director of the upcoming DreamWorks film Rise of the Guardians, is a pioneer: the first African-American filmmaker to direct a major, big budget CG-animated motion picture...

Kanye, Nicki Minaj to be on Illuminati episode of 'The Cleveland Show'

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theGRIO REPORT - Some of hip-hop's biggest names, including Kanye West and Nicki Minaj, will appear on animated series 'The Cleveland Show' this fall.

Dwayne McDuffie, comic and animation writer, dies

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Dwayne McDuffie, who wrote comic books for Marvel and DC and founded his own publishing company before crossing over to television and animation, has died...

LeBron and his alter egos go animated in web series

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In his latest venture, Mr. James won't be fighting crime Batman-style (even if he could probably afford it), but he still hopes to bring inspiration to his young fans...

Is 'The Boondocks' the best cartoon on TV right now?

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Last night, The Boondocks offered an episode entitled "Stinkmeaner 3: The Hateocracy," which offered the show's usual family-sized helping of socio-political criticism and humor...

Kanye West visits 'The Cleveland Show'

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Kanye West has kept a fairly low profile in recent months, but soon you'll be able to catch him -- or at least his animated alter ego...

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theGrio’s 100: Peter Ramsey, 1st African-American to direct an animated film

Beyoncé voices animated character in new 'Epic' movie trailer

'Rise' of the ‘Obama of animation’

Kanye, Nicki Minaj to be on Illuminati episode of 'The Cleveland Show'

Dwayne McDuffie, comic and animation writer, dies

LeBron and his alter egos go animated in web series

Is 'The Boondocks' the best cartoon on TV right now?

Kanye West visits 'The Cleveland Show'

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