Sweet Brown gives Ramsey the 'thumbs up'

theGRIO VIDEO - During an interview with theGrio, internet sensation Sweet Brown, talked about Charles Ramsey and gave the inside scoop on her new reality TV show 'The Sweet Brown's'...

Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry grace cover of 'Essence'

Lilly Workneh

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...

Sneak Peak: Tyler Perry's OWN shows

Chris Witherspoon

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...

'42' is a hit: Is it a home run for black America?

Lilly Workneh

theGRIO REPORT - Could the success of '42' all suggest a growing audience for feel-good films that result in racial harmony?...

'Alex Cross' movie offends family, leads to diverted airline flight

A. Pawlowski , NBC News contributor

NBC NEWS - A violent in-flight movie apparently proved to be too much for a family traveling with kids, setting off a chain of events that led to the pilot diverting the flight and an airline taking a second look at its entertainment offerings...

Why is Tyler Perry so powerful?

Courtney Garcia

theGRIO REPORT - Tyler Perry’s real estate in Hollywood has accrued to such high value over the past decade, he now steers the ship of what some consider an unrivaled dynasty...

Oprah reprises 'Color Purple' role in ad

theGrio

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...

Tyler Perry's 'Temptation' plot twist goes too far

Veronica Miller

OPINION - Perry’s message is targeted specifically at black women -- live the way a good little Christian girl should, or be eternally damned with disease...