Dave Chappelle

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October 7, 2011
OPINION - For every tongue in cheek, silly or ironic delivery of the word, b*tch remains as jarring, provocative and…
August 16, 2011
OPINION - Anyone who has ever met Dave Chappelle, especially during his pre-"I'm rich, b**tch" fame, couldn't miss Chappelle's social…
August 14, 2011
OPINION - Black comedians haven't always fared well in sketch comedy arena...
July 26, 2011
SLIDESHOW - "Don't call it a comeback!" But how can we not call it that when there are entertainers we…
July 25, 2011
MIAMI - After he made national headlines Friday night by bombing, comedian Dave Chappelle appeared at the Summer Grove gala…
June 17, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Welcome to the weekly wrap up. We've got all the black entertainment news from the week that…
June 16, 2011
theGrio REPORT - Chappelle reportedly will be not be featuring his talents on a network, but rather a paid subscription…
May 23, 2011
If you've been watching media debaters flip the pro-con coin about the Internet lately, you know by now that Twitter…
August 30, 2010
OPINION - Black satire will likely always be an arduous undertaking and require a certain sensitivity and deft craftsmanship...
July 4, 2010
A private jet carrying comedian Dave Chappelle made an emergency landing in Pittsburgh last night because the pilot couldn't handle…
May 17, 2010
In the 60's and 70's, Paul Mooney and Richard Pryor opened doors for black comedians in America by pushing the…
December 9, 2009
REVIEW - Much of the book is a tale of two dudes: Mooney is the industrious teetotaler eager for a…
November 13, 2009
OPINION - The glare of the spotlight is relentless and between success and urban realities, it gets even harder.
July 15, 2009
Thousands of people who learned through text message, Twitter and word-of-mouth that comedian Dave Chappelle would hold a free show…