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February 27, 2022
I know, I know. The idea that "New Jack City" is a movie that has anything to do with solid…
February 26, 2022
"The Wood" is one of my favorite movies. Maybe it’s because I could see my younger self and friends in…
February 24, 2022
OPINION: I didn’t realize so many people didn’t like Love & Basketball, the 2000 film starring Sanaa Lathan as Monica…
February 23, 2022
If I had to wager a guess, I’d guess only a scant few people outside of the actors’ family members…
February 22, 2022
I have long maintained that pride is the number one killer of Black men between the ages of birth and…
February 20, 2022
I don’t even know if "Posse" is any good, but I’ve probably seen it a smooth hundred times. Maybe you…
February 19, 2022
One of my favorite pastimes is firing up Amazon Prime and perusing the collection of Black films available.
Soul Food
February 18, 2022
I don’t feel like the movie "Soul Food," the 1997 family dramedy starring Vivica Fox, Vanessa Williams and Nia Long,…
February 17, 2022
For starters, even Tyler Perry doesn’t have a good answer for how Melinda Gayle (Taraji Henson) got on the yacht…
Queen Latifah, Kimberly Elise, Vivica A. Fox and Jada Pinkett Smith in "Set It Off"
February 13, 2022
Black women's friendships are built different. We go hard for each other. We hold each other up. It’s that deep.
February 10, 2022
2001 was a sweet year for Dr. Dre. "(The Chronic) 2001" was still riding the charts and his recent Up…
February 8, 2022
The whole hubbub around the Oscars always reminds me of the power of cinema and its ability to shape how…
Actors Aml Ameen and Aja Naomi King in "Boxing Day"
February 7, 2022
Back in 2018, a curious thing happened: "Black Panther" came out and suddenly, all of Black America was interested in…
Actors Wyatt Cenac and Tracey Heggins in "Medicine for Melancholy"
February 6, 2022
Every time I watch the movie "Medicine for Melancholy," I feel really bad for Micah (played by Wyatt Cenac).
"Love Jones" theGrio
February 2, 2022
Oh, stop it, you know it’s true that spoken-word jam sucks. But let me make the case. Buckle up, Buttercup.
Actors Sanaa Lathan, in a brown jacket, and Taye Diggs, dressed in black, sitting on a park bench
February 1, 2022
"Brown Sugar" is my favorite movie." Full stop. I can watch "Brown Sugar" over and over and never get bored.
January 2, 2022
Julien's public relations team told TMZ his wife found him early Saturday morning, but a cause of death hasn't bee…
December 4, 2021
Blaxploitation is a genre from the 1970’s which didn’t just feature, but centered on Black characters, Black stories and Black…
Will Packer thegrio.com
October 5, 2021
Will Packer is set to produce the 94th Oscars, slated for March 27, 2022, and it will be his first…