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Judge Mablean thegrio.com
March 29, 2018
Judge Mablean Ephriam and her daughter Tajamika “Taj” Paxton are spending their Women’s History Month making history. The two women…
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March 22, 2018
Media mogul Byron Allen is making major moves in the business world. His company, Entertainment Studios (theGrio.com's parent corporation), just purchased…
Byron Allen & Jamie Foxx
March 7, 2018
Byron Allen's Oscar gala raised more than $1.5 million for Children's Hospital Los Angeles and celebrated the 25th anniversary of…
Byron Allen Jamie Foxx thegrio.com
February 27, 2018
Byron Allen will host a star-studded Oscars gala to celebrate Entertainment Studios' 25th anniversary as well as the 2nd annual…
January 20, 2018
Set in 1967, Service To Man tells the story of Eli Rosenberg, an aspiring medical school student. Only one medical…
December 21, 2017
Byron Allen knows a thing or two about taking risks to make something out of nothing.
September 12, 2017
Byron Allen has more than a few people looking his way after the Toronto Film Festival. In just a few hours
February 27, 2017
During Oscars season, Byron Allen just proved you can definitely party with a purpose!
January 10, 2017
Hosted by Jon Kelley (Extra, The Mole), Funny You Should Ask is a comedy game show featuring a panel of…
October 27, 2016
This week a federal judge allowed a $10 billion lawsuit filed by Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios against Charter Communications to…
October 26, 2016
This week, Byron Allen, chairman and CEO of Entertainment Studios (ESN) and the National Association of African American-Owned Media (NAAAOM), continued
October 24, 2016
Entertainment Studios Networks, Inc. announced today that Federal District Court Judge George H. Wu denied Charter Communications’ Motion to Dismiss…
September 2, 2016
Entertainment Studios, a black-owned multi-media company, can add two instances of alleged racial animus to its suit against Charter according…
July 25, 2016
African-American media mogul Byron Allen has acquired Mandy Moore’s shark thriller 47 Meters Down from the Weinstein brothers. The movie follows the story
May 24, 2015
theGrio REPORT - President Obama has a lot of high profile fans, but it appears television mogul Byron Allen isn't…
February 24, 2015
Byron Allen is taking on Comcast and Time Warner Cable in a $20 billion discrimination suit. Allen, whose television production
June 28, 2011
OPINION - Certainly, the need for Legacy TV that focuses on black history and biographies of leaders is sorely needed…
June 21, 2011
Entertainment Studios will launch a new high-definition channel early next year with programming intended for an African-American audience...