Issa Rae set to write and co-produce 'I Hate LA Dudes' for ABC

Abdul Sada

theGRIO REPORT - Issa Rae, the creator of the popular web series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl will be writing and co-executive producing the show - I Hate LA Dudes- that has been picked up by ABC...

Kerry Washington more than a love interest on 'Scandal'

Alicia Rancilio, Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - When it comes to playing the girlfriend or wife in a Hollywood role, Kerry Washington has been there, done that....

Drug lab scandal might taint over 1,100 cases

Denise Lavoie, Associated Press

More than 1,100 defendants are now serving prison sentences based at least in part on drug tests by a chemist accused of failing to follow protocols and deliberately mishandling samples in a now-closed state drug lab, officials said Monday.

UNC still reeling from academic-athletic scandal

Similoluwa Ojurongbe

theGRIO REPORT - The University of North Carolina's professors and alumni are trying to change the face of the school and figure out a way to prevent a recent academic scandal from repeating itself...

Fla. lieutenant governor sorry for lesbian remark

Jonathan Radford

theGRIO REPORT - Nearly three weeks after Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll faced accusations that she had engaged in an illicit lesbian affair, she is now apologizing for her rebuttal...

Emmy nominations: Black actors both honored and snubbed

Chris Witherspoon

theGRIO REPORT - the 2012 Emmy nominations are in, and this year a few of our favorite black actors have a reason to celebrate....

Survey: Black TV viewers want better programming

Caryn Freeman

theGRIO REPORT - A recent survey finds that 97 percent of African-Americans are not satisfied with current programming targeted to their community...

Meet Judy Smith, the inspiration for 'Scandal'

Sophia Nelson

theGRIO Q&A - We asked Judy about Olivia, the character Kerry Washington plays on 'Scandal' -- and Kerry's onscreen relationship with Tony Goldywyn's fictional character of the president...

Is 'Scandal' a blueprint for black TV's future?

Kia Miakka Natisse

OPINION - Shonda Rhimes is a show-runner of the short who likes to portray a colorfully diverse and integrated world, and often sidesteps issues of race within her series...

Kerry Washington busts stereotypes in 'Scandal'