Eddie Murphy tops Forbes' overpaid actors list

theGRIO REPORT - Despite a few box office flops of late, Eddie Murphy has been one of the biggest big screen comedy stars of the last three decades, yet according to Forbes magazine, he is vastly overpaid...

Little-known history of America's black cowboys unearthed

Patrice Peck

theGRIO REPORT - British photographer John Ferguson and filmmaker Gregg MacDonald explore the untold history of African-American cowboys in the documentary 'The Forgotten Cowboys'...

Harlem jazz club, once home of Renaissance poets, to close this month

C. Daniel Baker, BlackEnterprise.com

According to the New York Amsterdam News, The Lenox Lounge, located on Lenox Avenue between 124th & 125th street which has served as a venue for jazz legends such as Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, and John Coltrane, will serve its last drink at the end of the year, marking the end of an era in Harlem.

'Malcolm X' star Lonette McKee on Spike Lee: 'Hollywood is racist'

Chris Witherspoon

theGRIO REPORT - Lonette McKee has enjoyed a film career spanning more than 30 years, and she has no plans of slowing down now. During a recent interview with theGrio, McKee defended Spike Lee's recent body of work...

Child star of 'Beasts' back in bayou

Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press

HOUMA, La. (AP) - She was just nominated for a Spirit Award for her leading role in 'Beasts of the Southern Wild,' and there's buzz that Golden Globe and Oscar nods could be next...

Hollywood and Nollywood actors unite for new film

Ugonna Okpalaoka

theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Bello joins together Hollwood stars Isaiah Washington and Vivica A. Fox with Nigerian A-Listers Genevieve Nnaji and Stephanie Okereke...

Chris Tucker returns in 1st non-'Rush Hour' film in a decade

theGrio

theGRIO REPORT - Chris Tucker has been one of the most popular, highest paid comedians in Hollywood for the last decade -- but he's only made three films...

USA airing 'The Color Purple' to launch longterm diversity push

Ann Brown, Madame Noire Business

The series is the brainchild of NBCUniversal Cable entertainment chairman Bonnie Hammer, who created the Erase the Hate campaign when she worked with USA nearly 20 years ago.

Tamera Mowry-Housley gives birth to baby boy

Jazmine Denise Rogers, Madame Noire

MADAME NOIRE - She and husband, Fox News Correspondent Adam Housely welcomed him at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and named the 9-pound-five-ounce bundle of joy Aden John Tanner Housley...

Black women honored at the Bronzelens Film Festival

Kunbi Tinuoye

theGRIO REPORT - Emmy award-winning actress S. Epatha Merkerson was just one of the women honored at this year’s BronzeLens Women Superstars Luncheon...