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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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Amira Vann
September 26, 2018
An exclusive interview with Amirah Vann on how she brings authenticity to her role of Tegan Price on 'How To…
Sterling K. brown thegrio.com
September 26, 2018
'This Is Us' star Sterling K. Brown praises his newest co-star, Lyric Ross and reveals what's in store for Randall…
Tamar & Evelyn Braxton
September 25, 2018
Evelyn Braxton says she will stand by her daughter after Tamar Braxton claimed she was molested as a child by…
Sam Fine Black Glam
September 24, 2018
The latest episode of 'Black Glam' features legendary makeup artist, Sam FIne, discussing his work with stars like Queen Latifah,…
Beyoncé
September 24, 2018
Beyonce and Jay-Z performed for tons of fans and celebrities like Angela Bassett, Kim Kardashian West, Yara Shahidi and more…
Amandla Stenberg/ Amma Asante
September 24, 2018
An exclusive interview with Amandla Stenberg and Amma Asante on how they tackled issues of bi-racial identity in their film,…
Childish Gambino
September 23, 2018
Childish Gambino, Travis Scott, Ludacris, Daniel Caesar and more descend on Sin City for iHeartRadio Festival and Life Is Beautiful.
Sanaa Lathan
September 21, 2018
Netflix just dropped 'Nappily Ever After' and we have a rundown of all the reasons the film starring Sanaa Lathan…
Gaby Union
September 21, 2018
Stars like Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long, Lynn Whitfield, Gabrielle Union and more hit the red carpet for the premiere of…
Suge Knight
September 20, 2018
Suge Knight has been sentenced to 28 years in prison after pleading no contest to killing a man with his…
Steve Harvey
September 20, 2018
NBC is pulling the plug on Steve Harvey's talk show, 'Steve' after seven years and replacing it with 'The Kelly…
ryan coogler
September 19, 2018
'Black Panther' director, Ryan Coogler, has signed on to produce the highly-anticipated film, 'Space Jam 2' starring LeBron James.
David Alan Grier
September 19, 2018
An exclusive interview with David Alan Grier about his roles in 'Arizona', 'The Cool Kids', and the prospects of an…
Eddie Murphy
September 19, 2018
According to reports, Eddie Murphy is set to star in a new comedy directed by Tim Story that is inspired…
Quincy Jones
September 19, 2018
Netflix has partnered with Inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival and will screen 'Quincy' at the festival in Washington D.C.
Tamera Mowry-Housley
September 19, 2018
The Real co-host, Tamera mowry-Housley, defends her husband amid allegations that he's a racist because he works at Fox News.
Michael Che
September 17, 2018
In one of the few entertaining moments of the 70th annual Emmy Awards, Michael Che hands out reparations emmys to…
RuPaul
September 17, 2018
RuPaul delivers moving speech after 'RuPaul's Drag Race' wins the Emmy Award for Best Reality Competition Series on Monday night.
Regina King
September 17, 2018
Regina King wins the Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her moving role in…
Regina King accepts the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie thegrio.com
September 17, 2018
We have the complete list of winners for the 70th Annual Emmy Awards. This year's show boasts a record number…