About Cortney Wills

Cortney M. Wills is the Entertainment Director at TheGrio and host of our latest podcast initiative, Acting Up.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, the Medill alum began her career at Time Inc. and has since covered music, film, television, and pop culture for numerous publications including Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, MTV News, JET, and more.
Much of her work at TheGrio focuses on holding Hollywood accountable and examines how stories about our people, our culture, and our communities are being told on screens big and small.
She’s currently based in Los Angeles where she resides with her husband and children.

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51st NAACP Image Awards - Show
July 16, 2020
Check out the first official trailer for 'Project Power,' the upcoming thriller from Netflix starring Jamie Foxx, Courtney B. Vance,…
5th Annual Athena Film Festival Ceremony
July 16, 2020
'Love & Basketball' and 'The Old Guard' director, Gina Prince-Bythewood will direct the upcoming film 'The Woman King' starring Viola…
Tyra Banks thegrio.com
July 16, 2020
ABC has confirmed that Tyra Banks will replace Tom Bergeron as the new host of 'Dancing With the Stars' when…
Snoop Dogg thegrio.com
July 16, 2020
Snoop Dogg has partnered up with Australian wine brand 19 Crimes to launch the delicious and affordable new bottle, Snoop…
2019 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola - Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - Day 1
July 15, 2020
Jemele Hill weighs in on the backlash against DeSean Jackson for his anti-semetic comments, explaining that Black people can be…
Who's Got the Juice - Hustle In Brooklyn
July 15, 2020
Angela Yee reveals why she thinks August Alsina opened up about his relationship with Jada Pinkett Smith during a recent…
49th NAACP Image Awards - Non-Televised Awards Dinner and Ceremony
July 15, 2020
Check out our interview with Gina Prince-Bythewood and Kiki Layne discussing their approach to breaking down barriers with ‘The Old…
Doubling Down
July 14, 2020
TLC just dropped the first trailer for its upcoming reality series 'Doubling Down with the Derricos' centered on a Black…
the old guard
July 13, 2020
Check out our review of the action-packed Netflix film 'The Old Guard,' starring Kiki Layne and directed by Gina Prince…
Beyonce
July 13, 2020
Beyonce's charitable foundation Beygood has partnered with the NAACP to give $10,000 grants to Black-owned small businesses.
Watchmen theGrio.com
July 10, 2020
Check out the nominees for the 2020 TCA Awards including faves like 'Watchmen", 'Little FIres Everywhere', 'Pose', and 'Euphoria.'
Kerry Washington thegrio.com
July 10, 2020
Kerry Washington will release her electrifying documentary 'The Fight' focusing on four ACLU cases against the Trump Administration on July…
Woke (Lamorne Morris)
July 9, 2020
There’s a new comedy coming to Hulu and based on the first official teaser, it’s just in time. Woke is…
Marsai Martin
July 9, 2020
‘black-ish’ star Marsai Martin lends her support to School Lunch For All campaign demanding free school meals for all K-12…
July 8, 2020
Lee Daniels is working on a reboot of the Emmy-winning comedy series, ‘The Wonder Years,' this time centering on a…
IFP's 29th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards - Red Carpet
July 8, 2020
Keke Palmer is showing off a new look and raising her voice in the latest issue of Cosmopolitan.
John Boyega
July 8, 2020
It looks like two of our favorite Black Brits will be teaming up for an action-packed film and we can’t…
Tiffany Haddish thegrio.com
July 8, 2020
Tiffany Haddish gave herself a haircut on Instagram Live on Tuesday, prompting fans to speculate that she's going through a…
51st NAACP Image Awards - Nominees Luncheon
July 7, 2020
Matthew A. Cherry keeps on winning and it looks like fans of his children’s book turned short film, Hair Love,…
Sterling K. Brown
June 30, 2020
'This Is Us' star Sterling K. Brown discusses his role in 'DreamWorks Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts' as well…