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January 24, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Ten years later, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer have scored Oscar nominations for their leading and supporting…
January 20, 2012
OPINION - 'Red Tails' won't attract audiences because it was hard to finance. The film will have to deliver dramatically…
November 5, 2011
OPINION - Eddie Murphy has had one of the most mercurial movie careers in modern Hollywood history...
April 11, 2011
OPINION - Does 'The Wiz' hold a candle to Lumet's most seminal work -- hardly. But it's still a fascinating…
February 26, 2011
OPINION - Is prejudice really behind the paucity of quality black films and roles or are we not spreading the…
February 18, 2011
OPINION - There's something a little sad about these undeniably talented comedic actors resigning themselves to endlessly return to this…
December 14, 2010
REVIEW - The good news is if you approach this new album entirely on its own merits and without next…
April 2, 2010
REVIEW - As a piece of filmmaking, 'Why Did I Get Married Too?' fails on almost every conceivable level...
March 7, 2010
Do the nominations of Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Daniels and Freeman herald a real shift in the Academy Awards' rocky reputation with…
March 5, 2010
REVIEW - As a piece of entertainment Antoine Fuqua's new film is first-rate but as food for thought it falls…
February 10, 2010
In a meeting that many in the African-American community considered a long time coming, President Obama met with black leaders…
January 28, 2010
In an interview with theGrio, Matthews said, "I thought I was saying something wonderful and positive about America."