Entertainment Opinion February 25, 2012 Academy Awards 2012: Handicapping 'Help' stars Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer's Oscar chances OPINION - In this post I'll try to break down Spencer and Davis' competition and determine what fans of 'The
Entertainment Opinion Video February 10, 2012 Denzel Washington in 'Safe House': Why it's good when he's bad OPINION - For the most part, Denzel Washington has played a prototypical hero but lately, like in his new film
Entertainment Opinion January 25, 2012 'The Help' Oscar backlash: The roles aren't demeaning, Hollywood's lack of diversity is OPINION - On Tuesday morning the racially-themed drama scored four Academy Award nominations, including two for Viola Davis and Octavia
Entertainment Top Stories January 24, 2012 Oscar nominations: 10 years after Halle and Denzel's historic night, 'Help' stars could win big theGRIO REPORT - Ten years later, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer have scored Oscar nominations for their leading and supporting
Entertainment Opinion January 20, 2012 'Red Tails': If George Lucas war film flops, are black audiences to blame? OPINION - 'Red Tails' won't attract audiences because it was hard to finance. The film will have to deliver dramatically
Entertainment Opinion November 5, 2011 The evolution of Eddie Murphy's movie career OPINION - Eddie Murphy has had one of the most mercurial movie careers in modern Hollywood history...
Entertainment News Opinion April 11, 2011 How Lumet's 'The Wiz' became a black cult classic OPINION - Does 'The Wiz' hold a candle to Lumet's most seminal work -- hardly. But it's still a fascinating
Entertainment News Opinion February 26, 2011 Why 2010 was a bad year for black films OPINION - Is prejudice really behind the paucity of quality black films and roles or are we not spreading the
Entertainment News Opinion February 18, 2011 Is African-American comedy dying in drag? OPINION - There's something a little sad about these undeniably talented comedic actors resigning themselves to endlessly return to this
Entertainment News Opinion Reviews December 14, 2010 'Michael' is no thriller, but it isn't bad REVIEW - The good news is if you approach this new album entirely on its own merits and without next
Entertainment News Opinion Reviews April 2, 2010 Why did I see Tyler Perry's movie, too? REVIEW - As a piece of filmmaking, 'Why Did I Get Married Too?' fails on almost every conceivable level...
Entertainment News Top Stories Video March 7, 2010 Are the Oscars finally colorblind? Do the nominations of Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Daniels and Freeman herald a real shift in the Academy Awards' rocky reputation with
Entertainment News Opinion Reviews March 5, 2010 ‘Brooklyn’s Finest’ is flawed but fiercely entertaining REVIEW - As a piece of entertainment Antoine Fuqua's new film is first-rate but as food for thought it falls
News Politics Top Stories Video February 10, 2010 Blacks have endured a decade-long jobless recovery, leaders say In a meeting that many in the African-American community considered a long time coming, President Obama met with black leaders
News Politics Top Stories Video January 28, 2010 Chris Matthews to theGrio: No regrets on 'forgot Obama was black' remark In an interview with theGrio, Matthews said, "I thought I was saying something wonderful and positive about America."
