Spike Lee called 'Uncle Tom', 'thug' for criticism of 'Django'

theGRIO REPORT - The outspoken figure is facing a backlash of his own, as a growing chorus of black entertainers have called him out for his criticism of the Academy Award nominated movie...

Ad calls Samuel L. Jackson 'Uncle Tom'

Ugonna Okpalaoka

theGRIO REPORT - Actor Samuel L. Jackson is threatening to sue after learning about a political campaign ad that calls him 'the new Uncle Tom'...

Wayne Brady to Bill Maher: Who you callin' a Tom?

David A. Love

OPINION - To be sure, making over-the-top statements is Bill Maher’s shtick. But sometimes it reminds you of the white guy with black friends who slips and says the “n-word,” much to the dismay of that white guy’s former black friends...

How Joe Frazier fought unfair 'Uncle Tom' slurs

Dwayne McClary

OPINION - The lingering after effect of being called 'Uncle Tom,' 'white people's champion,' 'ignorant,' 'gorilla,' and 'ugly' by Ali were more damaging than any single punch thrown...

Steve Harvey: West and Smiley are 'Uncle Toms'

Deron Dalton

theGRIO REPORT - During his syndicated radio show, comedian Steve Harvey called out West and Smiley for their poverty bus tour, while defending President Obama...

Duke lacrosse rape case still hits a nerve 5 years later

Diana Ozemebhoya Eromosele

OPINION - Whenever asked to describe the zeitgeist on campus during this time, I always hearken to the nation's mood during the 1995 O.J. Simpson murder trial...

Do black people really know their 'Uncle Tom'?

Dexter Mullins

theGRIO REPORT - Short of dropping the n-bomb on someone, there are few things more insulting to many African-Americans than being called an 'Uncle Tom'...

Dr. Laura: Bill Cosby was 'Uncle Tom'd' for 'values'

theGrio

VIDEO - Dr. Laura Schlessinger speaks with Matt Lauer about her controversial choice to repeatedly reference a racial epithet while speaking to an African-American caller on-air last August...