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January 22, 2016

HBO executive commissioned #BlackLivesMatter documentary after #OscarsSoWhite

President of HBO Documentary Films Sheila Nevins was moved to commission a #BlackLivesMatter documentary after hearing this year’s #OscarsSoWhite nominations.
November 5, 2015

Banning the Box: Why President Obama's latest executive order matters

This week, President Obama issued an executive order “banning the box” for federal employees – the “box” being the often…
September 14, 2015

Miss America chair apologizes to Vanessa Williams for '84

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — She wore the crown — briefly — 32 years ago, but Vanessa Williams got her…
July 18, 2014

Wendy Williams will EP 'Aaliyah' film, new lead selected

theGRIO REPORT - Talk show host Wendy Williams took to her Twitter account to announce that she is an executive…
December 10, 2013

Former black BP executive claims she was fired for braided hair and 'ethnic' attire

theGRIO REPORT - Melphine Evans, a former top executive at BP, has filed a lawsuit against her former employer, in…
September 25, 2012

Hip-hop exec Bryan Leach pleads guilty to weapons possession in NYC

NEW YORK (AP) - A hip-hop executive has pleaded guilty to attempted gun possession...