Actress: 'There would be no TLC without Pebbles'
theGRIO REPORT - During an interview with theGrio, Rochelle Aytes talked about her role as Perri 'Pebbles' Reid in the upcoming TLC biopic....
Filmmakers stand by casting Saldana as Simone
theGRIO REPORT - Mort acknowledges critics with sensitivity, but explains that her story of Simone is not meant to be a 'strict biopic' or depiction of the singer’s activism...
First look: Idris Elba as Mandela
theGRIO REPORT - Idris Elba is poised to make a big splash at the movies this year....
'Black Liberaces': Fab black male music stars
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - In celebration of 'Behind the Candelabra,' we bring you our list of black Liberaces, musical geniuses like Liberace similarly inspired by the muse of style...
Zoe Saldana: 'I do believe in androgyny'
theGRIO REPORT - During an interview with theGrio, Zoe Saldana talks about her role in 'Star Trek Into Darkness' and also weighs in on the criticism she received after being cast in 'Nina'...
First look: VH1's New TLC biopic
theGRIO REPORT - VH1 has released the first image of the cast from the upcoming 'TLC biopic, 'Crazy, Sexy, Cool: The TLC Story'...
Usher gets ready for role as Sugar Ray Leonard
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Usher believes his dancing skills will help him in his upcoming role as Sugar Ray Leonard in 'Hands of Stone'...
S. Epatha Merkerson praises Jesse L. Martin's performance as Marvin Gaye
VIDEO - During an interview with theGrio, S. Epatha Merkerson talks about playing Marvin Gaye's mother in the upcoming biopic 'Sexual Healing'...
Jackie Robinson's daughter excited about '42'
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Jackie Robinson’s daughter says she and her family are excited about a new movie about her father, who broke the color barrier …
10 little known Jackie Robinson facts
SLIDESHOW - As the 2013 baseball season kicks off, the legacy of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American player to take the field in the 20th Century, is remembered...
