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October 22, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Much like 'The Butler', 'Backstairs at the White House' paints juicy portraits of the presidents and their…
September 18, 2013
MSNBC - As the 50th anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham approached and thousands celebrated the…
June 21, 2013
OPINION - For blacks in the film industry, the question from studios and producers isn’t new — even if it…
June 11, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - What is being celebrated by industry watchers is the scope, breadth, and variety of films in the…
February 22, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - In 2012 Ava DuVernay made history by becoming the first black woman to win the Best Director…
January 16, 2013
OPINION - Tavis Smiley and Spike Lee's criticisms must delve deeper than the idea of it being a “spoof” and…
September 27, 2012
Tracey Edmonds story is far more complicated, far less sensational than most will want to admit — and probably wouldn’t…
September 21, 2012
Elise Neal is in a term, down-to-earth. TheGrio had the chance to speak with the gorgeous forty-something actress, and much…
August 17, 2012
While we threw around names about who should head the project, Nina Simone’s daughter, Simone, asked Facebook fans what they…
July 28, 2012
OPINION - It might seem strange that 'Django Unchained' will be the first slave revenge film in history, unless we…
July 1, 2012
OPINION - Twenty years later and it is still one of my favorite rom-coms, not just black rom-coms, but rom-coms…