Angela Bassett

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June 10, 2013
SLIDESHOW - This has been a banner year for black performers on Broadway. But, black stars also rocked the red…
March 29, 2013
ANALYSIS - Just twenty of year ago, the multiplexes gave a glimpse of a very different picture of black Hollywood...
March 22, 2013
SLIDESHOW - The 54-year-old star has excelled at playing both icons (Tina Turner and Betty Shabazz for example) and down-to-earth…
March 21, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — The idea of working with director Antoine Fuqua was enough for Angela Bassett to appear in…
March 21, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - During an interview with theGrio, 'Olympus Has Fallen' director, Antoine Fuqua,talks about his new film and opens…
March 20, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - During an interview with theGrio, Angela Bassett talks about playing a character initially meant for a male…
February 12, 2013
A Tracy Reese show is becoming one of the most important places to be seen during Fashion Week for anyone…
February 4, 2013
MADAME NOIRE - While Shabazz does commend the movie network for their willingness to highlight an era as important as…
January 30, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Angela Bassett, Ruby Dee, Mary J. Blige and Malik Yoba hit up the red carpet at the…
January 10, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Lifetime will kick off Black History Month in February with the film Betty & Coretta, starring Angela…
November 20, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Academy Award nominated actress Angela Bassett is set to star and co-executive produce a new legal drama…
September 24, 2012
OPINION - Just because Saldana is not in the latest Tyler Perry movie, or tends to have white men as…
June 19, 2012
SLIDESHOW - Looking back on memorable films and television shows there are several characters that stand out as unforgettable mothers...
March 27, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Chaka Khan just released the song 'Super Life' along with a 'We Are The World' -esq tribute…
January 11, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - It's a rich, physical, delicious part after years of scraps and a reminder of Angela Bassett's…
October 20, 2011
theGRIO Q&A - theGrio caught up with the playwright, who's currently traveling, to discuss the inspiration behind her new Broadway…
October 13, 2011
REVIEW - 'The Mountaintop' is definitely not your standard narrative of Dr. King as a public figure or the black…
September 23, 2011
CLUTCH - While it is notoriously difficult to land a play on Broadway, the odds are even steeper for black…
September 12, 2011
SLIDESHOW - This weekend of fashion revealed the continuation of a long-time love affair that many designers have with the…
September 9, 2011
OPINION - Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week opened with a strut that pointed to a trend worth noticing: namely, that fashion is…