'Django' action figures draw protest
(AP) - Slavery-era action figures tied to Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" are raising questions about whether they're appropriate...
Tavis Smiley slams 'Django Unchained,' calls it 'spoof' of slavery
theGRIO REPORT - Talk show host Tavis Smiley has joined Spike Lee in condemning Quentin Tarantino's hit film Django Unchained, and like the infamous auteur, he hasn't even seen it...
'Django Unchained' may spawn new slavery epics
theGRIO REPORT - Despite its vestige as one of the greatest tragedies in American history, slavery has been recounted in only a handful of films to date, few of which received much critical attention or profitable returns...
Melissa Harris-Perry: The truth about the Emancipation Proclamation
VIDEO - On Saturday, 'Melissa Harris Perry' revisited the Emancipation Proclamation and what it meant, for the rebellious south, for President Lincoln, and for the enslaved people impacted -- or bypassed - by it...
New stamp celebrates Emancipation Proclamation's 150th anniversary
theGRIO REPORT - The U.S. Postal service has released a limited-edition stamp to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Emancipation Proclamation Forever Stamp...
'Training Day' director defends Tarantino, 'Django'
theGRIO REPORT - Antoine Fuqua, the director of 'Training Day' and 'Brooklyn's Finest', is the latest Hollywood figure to weigh in on the controversy swirling about Quentin Tarantino's hit slavery-themed thriller...
Leonardo DiCaprio: 'Django' character is 'deplorable human being'
VIDEO - DiCaprio has said that he was uncomfortable using the n-word in the film, and told Geist that his co-stars encouraged him to do what was right for the role despite his own feelings.
Silverman defends n-word in 'Django'
theGRIO REPORT - Comedian Sarah Silverman is no stranger to pushing the boundaries of good taste and using offensive language in her material...
Does 'Django Unchained' get its history right?
OPINION - As a person who teaches about slavery on a regular basis, I can tell you that many of the scenes of violence and torture were real...
Spike Lee calls 'Django Unchained' 'disrespectful'
theGRIO REPORT - Director Spike Lee's decades long feud with fellow filmmaker Quentin Tarantino appears to be alive and well...
