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Clifton Powell, Spike Lee, Tyler Perry, Black Hollywood, theGrio.com
September 12, 2025
The veteran actor first publicly criticized the filmmaker in 2011 after he made comments about Tyler Perry.
Clifton Powell, theGrio, 5 Questions With
July 11, 2024
Actor Clifton Powell stopped by theGrio to discuss his upcoming film “Final Hour,” how he prepares for diverse roles, and…
July 5, 2023
The best thing about "Who Made the Potatoe Salad?" is Clifton Powell doing Clifton Powell things for an hour and…
April 7, 2022
As a general rule, if Clifton Powell is in a movie, there’s a better than 99 percent chance that I…
The Gospel movie theGrio
February 9, 2022
I’m pretty sure I saw "The Gospel"—the 2005 film starring Boris Kodjoe, Idris Elba and Black Cinematic GOAT Clifton Powell—in…
March 9, 2021
When it comes to colorism, our collective healing would go a lot further if we honored the specificity of each…
Tyler Perry's "A Fall From Grace" - VIP Screening In Atlanta
February 25, 2021
In a recent interview, actor Clifton Powell opened up about his career and reveals he was denied a film role…
February 21, 2017
The civil rape case against Clifton Powell has been thrown out after four years, but still, Powell says, it has…
May 13, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Welcome to the weekly wrap up. We've got all the black entertainment news from the week that…