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"Power" Final Season World Premiere
October 8, 2021
Television mogul Courtney A. Kemp is changing the game. After signing a lucrative Netflix deal, the former 'Power' showrunner talked…
Issa Rae
August 23, 2021
HBO announced on Monday that the fifth and final season of the hit series 'Insecure' will return in October.
Byron Allen thegrio.com
July 14, 2021
With the purchase of ABC affiliate WJRT in Flint, Michigan, Byron Allen becomes the owner of his 24th TV station…
2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones - Arrivals
July 8, 2021
Shonda Rhimes expands on her Netflix deal, signing a new one that includes gaming, live experiences and merchandising of her…
June 19, 2021
Former PBS TV host Tavis Smiley, who was accused of sexual misconduct returns to media with the purchase of an…
2020 13th Annual Essence Black Women In Hollywood Awards Luncheon - Inside
June 4, 2021
Issa Rae joins the cast of voice actors in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse where she will assume the role of…
May 4, 2021
March 28 marked 20 years since Sean Combs started to go by P. Diddy after being acquitted of charges stemming…
Byron Allen thegrio.com
April 29, 2021
Allen Media CEO and chairman Byron Allen acquires 12 stations from Gray TV in an all-cash deal for $380M it…
Byron Allen thegrio.com
December 8, 2020
Comedian and media mogul Byron Allen's TheGrio.TV will be distributed on 11 major market Fox owned-and-operated television stations.
Byron Allen Is Inducted Into The Broadcasting
July 9, 2020
Despite his success, Byron Allen, who owns Entertainment Studios and is one of the few Black multimedia moguls in history,…