Blacks in Hollywood

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Tracee Ellis Ross
October 4, 2019
“When I was on 'Girlfriends', I couldn’t even get on a late-night show. No joke," Tracee Ellis Ross said in…
March 25, 2015
Deadline’s article Pilots 2015: The Year of Ethnic Castings – About Time or Too Much of Good Thing poses the
October 14, 2014
Much has been made of Shonda Rhimes as a black screenwriter and television producer. She undoubtedly is a trailblazer as
March 3, 2014
theGRIO'S 100 - John Ridley's screenplay adaption of '12 Years a Slave' from the memoirs of Solomon Northup has taken…
January 31, 2014
theGRIO'S 100 - Cheryl Boone Isaacs became the first president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in…
January 31, 2014
theGRIO'S 100 - Ryan Coogler is a writer and director whose first feature, 'Fruitvale Station', chronicles the last 24 hours…
January 23, 2014
theGRIO Q&A - TheGrio caught up with Michael Ealy between shoots for his series, 'Almost Human,' to discuss choosing roles,…
June 3, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Mort acknowledges critics with sensitivity, but explains that her story of Simone is not meant to be…
January 16, 2013
OPINION - Tavis Smiley and Spike Lee's criticisms must delve deeper than the idea of it being a “spoof” and…
December 13, 2012
OPINION - In 'Alex Cross,' one of the few women in the movie who was of a darker complexion was…
November 15, 2012
Hundreds of invited guests took seats in the auditorium, and after a brief intro by Angela Bassett, the Schomburg screened…
October 30, 2012
OPINION - White filmmakers have ignored her, while their black counterparts, such as Tyler Perry, Eddie Murphy, and Martin Lawrence,…
October 6, 2012
The Ghanaian-American thespian shared with us what it was like to portray a part of black history that is rarely…
October 3, 2012
OPINION - In a recent interview, Jill Scott supported the idea that Saldana should play Nina Simone based on her…
June 16, 2012
theGRIO Q&A - DeVon Franklin uses his calling as a man of faith to provide us with a roadmap worth…