Kerry Washington wins Image Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kerry Washington was a triple threat at the NAACP Image Awards...
theGrio's 100: Mellody Hobson, corporate powerhouse and George Lucas' princess
theGRIO's 100 - In addition to being the leading lady at Ariel Investments, she’s also held positions as the director of various big name brands such as Starbucks, DreamWorks, Estee Lauder and Groupon...
George Lucas gets engaged to longtime black girlfriend
theGRIO REPORT - 'Star Wars' director George Lucas has found his real life princess right here on earth...
Tuskegee Airman Herbert Carter dead
theGRIO REPORT - Tuskegee Airman Herbert Carter died Thursday at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika...
Will Lando Calrissian return in new 'Star Wars' sequels?
theGRIO REPORT - For Star Wars fans, lovable rogue Lando Calrissian has always stood out as the coolest guy in the galaxy and its most prominent person of color...
Holder vows to protect voting rights, Lucas says racism remains
theGRIO REPORT - Attorney General Eric Holder was honored Saturday night at the Congressional Black Causcus Foundation's Phoenix Awards, sharing the honors with a southern mayor, a feisty congresswoman, and the man behind 'Star Wars'...
How Spike Lee self-financed 'Red Hook Summer'
Spike Lee wrote a short article in Bloomberg Business Week about the difficulties he faced in trying to get his new film 'Red Hook Summer' financed by Hollywood...
Our favorite Loving Day couples
SLIDESHOW - This day commemorates the Supreme Court's Loving v. Virginia decision, which struck down the last of the country's anti-miscegenation laws, allowing interracial couples to legally marry...
George Lucas' new adventure: Affordable housing
theGRIO REPORT - Legendary film maker George Lucas' latest weapon isn't a sleek lightsaber or a blast of Force lightning, but rather, affordable housing...
'The Help' cleans up at 43rd NAACP Image Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) - 'The Help' collected three prizes at the NAACP Image Awards, including top actress honors for Viola Davis, the supporting actress prize for Octavia Spencer and outstanding motion picture...
