Slideshow: Lookin' back at Lauryn Hill
SLIDESHOW - From a rough start with the Apollo to the Sister Act sequel to a successful music career, Lauryn Hill has had many looks and triumphs...
'Grey's Anatomy' star can't make race black and white
OPINION - I know that Ellen Pompeo meant well with her comments, but I feel they come from a place of arrogance...
Broadway's black stars shine with Tony nominations
theGRIO REPORT - The predominantly African-American cast of Broadway's 'The Scottsboro Boys' cleaned up with a total of 12 Tony Award nominations...
This week in entertainment: Obamas on Oprah, Rihanna remixes S&M
theGRIO REPORT - Welcome to the weekly wrap up. We've got all the black entertainment news from the week that was...
Is Oprah airing dirty laundry to clean up in the ratings?
theGRIO REPORT - Season 25 is not just a farewell for 'The Oprah Winfrey Show', but rather a premiere of a new Oprah...
10 ways to get more diversity at the Oscars
OPINION - We can complain, and likely will, but that does nothing to change the facts on the ground...
Slideshow: Most memorable African-American Oscar moments
SLIDESHOW - Here are some of the magic moments where black performers got recognition through Hollywood's highest honor...
Whoopi: Lack of black Oscar nominees not a trend
NEW YORK (AP) - She said strides have been made since 1939 when Hattie McDaniel won for best supporting actress, becoming the first black awarded an Oscar...
'The Color Purple' 25 years later: From controversy to classic
OPINION - The success of 'The Color Purple' in publishing, Hollywood and on Broadway only proves that, in dreaming a world, black women can indeed be in the center...
Slideshow: theGrio's holiday book gift guide
SLIDESHOW - Do you want to have an "a-ha" moment with Oprah Winfrey, or simply learn how to bake a cake? Read on...
