After 17 years, black candidates become firefighters in Chicago
CHICAGO - At age 53, Marvin Jones finally became the fireman he'd always dreamed of becoming...
Study: Black LGBT no longer invisible
OPINION - Black LGBT people are here and they’re here to stay. However, nothing is more important for full equality than being out, particularly if you’re Black and gay...
Anthony Anderson brings 'loving black family' back to TV
theGRIO REPORT - During an interview with theGrio, Anthony Anderson opens up about his starring role in NBC's comedy 'Guys with Kids' and says 'it's good to see a loving black family on television'...
Black stars pay tribute to Tony Scott
theGRIO REPORT - Today several members of black Hollywood are mourning the loss of famed director Tony Scott via Twitter...
Not-so-Dynomite! Jimmie Walker slams Obama on Fox News
Jimmie 'JJ' Walker, best known for his catch-phrase 'Dy-no-mite' on Good Times, told Bill O'Reilly in an interview that he did not think Obama should be president...
New film tackles black AIDS crisis
theGRIO REPORT - The new documentary 'Endgame: AIDS in Black America' is a two-hour exploration of how black America is coping with the epidemic....
First look at black 'Steel Magnolias'
theGRIO REPORT - The official trailer for Lifetime’s all-African-American remake of 'Steel Magnolias' has finally arrived.
Tyler Perry's 10 signature storylines
theGRIO Report - Constant criticism and critique is something that movie director Tyler Perry has become accustomed to since his emergence in Hollywood for his popular films...
Black fathers are making their kids a priority
Recent studies suggests that black fathers are more involved in raising their children and even others kids than many believe...
Atlanta's historic Auburn Ave. again at crossroads
ATLANTA (AP) - The ghosts of Auburn Avenue still haunt the storied Atlanta street where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was born and black wealth thrived for decades...
