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New action-packed 'After Earth' trailer hits the web

Lilly Workneh
VIDEO - Will Smith and son Jaden are teaming up onscreen for the first time since 2006's 'The Pursuit of Happyness' in the upcoming science-fiction thriller 'After Earth'...
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Former NBA player Julius Erving arrives at the 2010 ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on July 14, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

New 'Dr. J' documentary to air in June

Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — An upcoming documentary will look at the life and career of Julius Erving, on the 30th anniversary of his only NBA championship.
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This film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson in a scene from "42," by writer-director Brian Helgeland. Remembering Robinson's accomplishments is more important than ever, say people involved with "42" and baseball historians alike. And because he was such an inspiring cultural figure, it's more important than ever to get his story right. (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, D. Stevens)

'42' is a hit: Is it a home run for black America?

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - Could the success of '42' all suggest a growing audience for feel-good films that result in racial harmony?...
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'42' star Chadwick Boseman on breakout role

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO VIDEO - During an interview with theGrio, '42' star Chadwick Boseman talks about bringing to life the story of Jackie Robinson and capturing the hardships he endured...
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This publicity film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Chadwick Boseman, right, as Jackie Robinson in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ drama “42,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures)

Jackie Robinson's daughter excited about '42'

Associated Press

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 …

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Lynn Whitfield weighs in on Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone

Chris Witherspoon
VIDEO - During part 1 of her interview with theGrio, 'King's Faith' actress Lynn Whitfield opened up about her new film, and weighed in on Zoe Saldana playing Nina Simone in a biopic...
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Samuel L. Jackson and Kerry Washington in 'Django Unchained'

China pulls 'Django Unchained' on day of premiere

Didi Tang, Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — 'Django Unchained' became 'Django Unscreened' on Thursday as Quentin Tarantino's violent slave-revenge saga was pulled from Chinese theaters on its opening day...
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Jada Pinkett Smith and cast of 'A Different World.'

Jada down for 'Different World' reboot

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO VIDEO - During an interview with theGrio, Jada Pinkett-Smith revealed that she 'would love see 'A Different World' back on TV,' and said she wants to 're-ignite' the series again...
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Roger Ebert and Chaz Ebert attend the 2011 Chicago Public Library Foundation and Chicago Public Library gala benefit awards dinner at the University of Illinois at Chicago Forum on October 20, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images)

Roger Ebert dead: Legendary film critic was a champion of black film

Adam Howard
theGRIO REPORT - The Pulitizer Prize winner, who is survived by his African-American wife, Chaz Hammelsmith Ebert, was also a great champion of African-American filmmakers and cinema...
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Harrison Ford. left, and Chadwick Boseman, cast members in the film "42," pose together for a portrait, in Los Angeles. In the new movie by writer-director, Brian Helgeland, Boseman plays Jackie Robinson and Ford plays Brooklyn Dodgers president and general manager Branch Rickey. Helgeland, an Oscar winner for his "L.A. Confidential" screenplay who previously directed "Payback" and "A Knight's Tale," said he felt "an enormous amount of pressure" to be faithful to Robinson's story, both because of his significance and because his life had been written about so extensively. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

'42' shows why Jackie Robinson still matters

Christy Lemire, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - There's a scene in "42" in which Jackie Robinson, the first black player in modern Major League Baseball, endures intolerably cruel racial slurs from the Philadelphia Phillies' manager...
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