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June 10, 2013

Feel-good 'Kinky Boots' wins at feel-good Tonys

NEW YORK (AP) - On a feel-good night for Broadway, it was only natural that the Tony award go to…
June 9, 2013

Cicely Tyson wins Tony for best actress in a play for 'The Trip to Bountiful'

NEW YORK (AP)- Cicely Tyson, who returned to Broadway this season for the first time in 30 years, has taken…
June 8, 2013

10 reasons to watch the Tony Awards this year

theGRIO REPORT - Checkout theGrio's 10 reasons to watch this year's Tony Awards presentation on CBS...
May 20, 2013

Bright light on Broadway: Trailblazing producer Alia Jones-Harvey is shaking up the Great White Way

theGRIO REPORT - Alia Jones-Harvey is a talented, young African-American woman producing some of the hottest plays on Broadway in…
April 30, 2013

Tony Award nominations: 'Motown: The Musical' scores multiple nods

NEW YORK (AP) - The Cyndi Lauper-scored 'Kinky Boots' has earned a leading 13Tony Award nominations, with the British import…
March 14, 2013

Cicely Tyson still 'nervous' acting after all these years

theGRIO VIDEO - During an interview with theGrio, Academy Award nominated actress, Cicely Tyson revealed that a fellow actress once…
March 11, 2013

Cuba Gooding Jr. praises Oprah's performance in 'The Butler'

theGRIO REPORT - During an interview with theGrio, Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. talked about his new Broadway play…
March 4, 2013

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. celebrates 100th anniversary of women's suffrage

theGRIO REPORT - The Delta Sigma Theta sorority gathered to march along the national mall today, marking the 100th anniversary…
December 20, 2012

Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Williams Broadway-bound

NEW YORK (AP) - Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Williams and Condola Rashad will be joining Cicely Tyson on 'The Trip…
October 8, 2012

WATCH: New clips from Tyler Perry’s ‘Alex Cross’ film

theGRIO REPORT - Three new promotional clips of Tyler Perry from his upcoming 'Alex Cross' film have been released...
June 20, 2012

Caribbean-Americans who have made their mark

SLIDESHOW - This year marks the seventh anniversary of June being recognized as National Caribbean American Heritage Month.
June 19, 2012

Slideshow: theGrio’s top 10 favorite fictional moms

SLIDESHOW - Looking back on memorable films and television shows there are several characters that stand out as unforgettable mothers...
February 18, 2012

'The Help' cleans up at 43rd NAACP Image Awards

LOS ANGELES (AP) - 'The Help' collected three prizes at the NAACP Image Awards, including top actress honors for Viola…
October 13, 2011

Casting the black 'Steel Magnolias'

SLIDESHOW - Who can replace the likes of Julia Roberts, Dolly Parton and Olympia Dukakis? Click on this slideshow to…
August 10, 2011

Cicely Tyson, Danny Glover among 2011 Freedom Award winners

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) - Danny Glover and Cicely Tyson are among the winners of the 2011 Freedom Awards, sponsored by…
August 9, 2011

'The Help' star Octavia Spencer defends maid role in film

theGRIO VIDEO - Octavia Spencer, star of "The Help," says that she has no problem playing the role of a…
May 25, 2011

Oprah finale devoted to fans, her 'safe harbor'

CHICAGO (AP) -- There were no free cars or vacations. No favorite things or makeovers. No celebrity guests on stage…
May 25, 2011

Finale of 'Oprah Winfrey' to air after 25-year run

CHICAGO (AP) - Oprah Winfrey's talk show ends Wednesday with an episode featuring only the talk show queen thanking her…
May 24, 2011

Oprah Winfrey focuses on fans during finale

CHICAGO (AP) - For the final episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," the talk show queen appeared alone on her…
April 22, 2011

Slideshow: Tyler Perry's big happy Hollywood family

SLIDESHOW - Featuring a veritable who's who of African-Americans in Hollywood, it's an impressive roster for an undeniably unique talent...