Mariah Carey playing a slave?
theGRIO REPORT - Carey is teaming up with Daniels again for The Butler, in a part that is against type to say the least...
The 10 biggest black Oscar scandals of all time
SLIDESHOW - As we gear up for the awards tonight, and anticipate The Help's success, theGrio is looking back at the top 10 biggest black-related Oscar scandals...
J-Hud clears up 'Precious' casting story
Jennifer Hudson now says she did not turn down the role of 'Precious' because of her weight...
Jennifer Hudson turned down 'Precious' role
CLUTCH - Apparently, Lee Daniels wanted to cast Hudson, but after losing weight when 'Dreamgirls' wrapped, she just couldn't stomach the idea of packing on the pounds again to play the downtrodden and abused teen...
Slideshow: Big screen 'black' book adaptations
SLIDESHOW - Since 'The Help' was based on a best-selling book, we got to thinking about other big screen adaptations of black-themed books...
Why Gabourey Sidibe hates being called Precious
The Urban Daily: Gabby also shares how she feels still being called Precious...
Slideshow: A brief history of the 'hood film'
SLIDESHOW - Shortly after 'Boyz n the Hood' scores of film emerged around the heading of what Wikipedia calls 'hood films'...
Sapphire's 'The Kid' is anything but child's play
the GRIO Q&A - 'The Kid', picks-up where the novel 'PUSH' leaves off with Clarice Precious Jones, an HIV-positive teenage mom is seen holding her baby boy...
Would a 'Precious' sequel be too painful?
OPINION - Both the book and the film expose a side of our culture, though not exclusive to our culture, that is about as ugly as it gets...
Sapphire to publish 'Push' sequel: 'The Kid'
CLUTCH - 'The Kid' follows the son of Claireece "Precious" Jones, the sexually abused, illiterate heroine of 'Push'...
