'Dark Girls' set to debut on OWN
theGRIO REPORT - Directors D. Channsin Berry and Bill Duke tackle a provocative dilemma among the African-American community in their latest documentary 'Dark Girls'...
Oprah fans draft petition to have Tyler Perry kicked off OWN
theGRIO REPORT - Opponents of Perry have formed a Change.org petition calling on the talk show icon to dump the media mogul, calling his work ''malt liquor' for the community!'
Tyler Perry's 'The Haves and The Have Nots' a 'Dynasty' wannabe
REVIEW - If Tyler Perry wants to continue writing 'Dynasty' fan fiction so be it, but the dialogue could stand to be tightened a bit...
Iyanla Vanzant shares plight of 'fatherless sons'
theGRIO Q&A - Dr. Iyanla Vanzant has partnered with Oprah Winfrey in an attempt to address societal ills that are a product of a widespread form of individual suffering: the growing number of fatherless sons...
Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry grace cover of 'Essence'
theGRIO REPORT - Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry are teaming up again and this time the two megastars are gracing the June cover of Essence magazine...
Jason Collins on black church vs. LGBT
theGRIO VIDEO - During a sneak peak of 'Oprah's Next Chapter' with NBA star Jason Collins, he opens up about homophobia within African American culture....
Sneak Peak: Tyler Perry's OWN shows
theGRIO REPORT - Tyler Perry is set to premiere two new scripted series, The Haves and the Have Nots, and Love Thy Neighbor, later this month on the Oprah Winfrey Network...
Kym Whitley's new show on 'OWN'
theGRIO VIDEO - During an interview with theGrio, actress Kym Whitley talks about her new OWN series 'Raising Whitley' and weighs in on Iyanla Vanzant's intervention with DMX....
La Toya: Michael 'would love' my reality show
theGRIO VIDEO - During an interview with theGrio, La Toya Jackson talks about her new reality show, and says if her brother Michael Jackson were alive today he would 'absolutely love it!'...
Oprah reprises 'Color Purple' role in ad
VIDEO - In a new online ad heralding Tyler Perry's move to the OWN cable network at the end of May, talk show host Oprah Winfrey resurrects her most iconic acting role to date...
