Ice-T: Coco is a 'great role model'
theGRIO REPORT - The 54-year-old rapper actor also said he not worried about losing his 'street credibility,' after appearing as a TV cop for so many years...
Oprah set to develop drama for HBO
theGRIO REPORT - Oprah Winfrey has linked up with HBO to produce a new television drama for the network...
Whitney Houston's family copes with grief in reality show
REUTERS - Making a TV reality show may not be the most obvious way to cope with the sudden death of a loved one, but most families don't count an icon like Whitney Houston among their relatives...
The black web series trend: 6 shows to watch out for
theGRIO REPORT - Instead of waiting on networks to get smart and diversify their shows, black directors, producers and writers are taking matters into their own hands and onto the web - and they're proving they're a force to be reckoned with...
Key and Peele find laughs in racial quandaries
NEW YORK (AP) - As a comedy team, Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are very funny. As guys who both lay claim to biracial status (black fathers, white mothers), they share a state of informed in-betweenness that gives their comedy extra punch and extraordinary insight...
Chevy Chase allegedly uses n-word on set of 'Community'
theGRIO REPORT - Chase reportedly did not direct the racial slur at any of his African-American cast-mates and was instead complaining that the show's writers had gone to far writing offensive lines for his character...
Tyra Banks to produce 'Fivehead' series based on her childhood
theGRIO REPORT - Fashion icon and media mogul Tyra Banks is about to launch another new project -- a TV series based on her youth tentatively called 'Fivehead'...
'Key & Peele' on Chris Brown, Rihanna
VIDEO - Last night Key & Peele performed a segment focused on the rekindling of the Rihanna and Chris Brown's relationship...
Black actress has breakout role on new season of 'Walking Dead'
theGRIO REPORT - Danai Gurira takes on the role of the fierce sword-wielding female character Michonne in the upcoming season of AMC's 'The Walking Dead' ...
Ex-Detroit Lions star, 'Webster' dad Alex Karras dead at 77
DETROIT (AP) - Alex Karras was one of the NFL's most feared defensive tackles throughout the 1960s, a player who hounded quarterbacks and bulled past opposing linemen...
