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April 21, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The Tribecca Film Festival attempts to answer the question of what the future holds for black film...
April 20, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - 'Madea' director, writer and star Tyler Perry voiced his frustration with Spike Lee on Tuesday at a…
April 19, 2011
OPINION - I believe we should be encouraged Hollywood is producing a black movie that doesn't center on a wedding,…
April 18, 2011
CLUTCH - It's been 15 years since Whitney, Angela, Loretta, and Lela united on screen to bring Terry McMillan's groundbreaking…
April 18, 2011
OPINION - With so much film footage documenting the real thing, it's just hard to imagine a worthy substitute...
April 11, 2011
OPINION - Does 'The Wiz' hold a candle to Lumet's most seminal work -- hardly. But it's still a fascinating…
April 7, 2011
theGrio Report - This week band mates received a cease and desist letter from Spike Lee's legal department demanding that…
March 11, 2011
Despite Q-Tip's opposition to Michael Rapaport's documentary on A Tribe Called Quest, Sony Pictures Classics has picked up the rights…
March 9, 2011
Without exactly being asked, Rihanna has clarified that she isn't interested in filling Whitney Houston's shoes in an upcoming remake…
March 5, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Image Awards celebrates outstanding achievements by people of color in film, television, music and literature...
March 4, 2011
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - This is Tyson these days, a TV personality, movie star, international ambassador -- even if…
March 1, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO - Mackie said the barriers in Hollywood for African-Americans have been 'broken' and it's time for blacks to…
February 28, 2011
As a fitting close to Black History Month, actor Idris Elba was the featured speaker for the Lens Project's "Artist…
February 28, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - A collection of Internet stars from Antoine Dodson to the Double Rainbow Guy are making a…
February 28, 2011
OPINION - We can complain, and likely will, but that does nothing to change the facts on the ground...
February 26, 2011
OPINION - Is prejudice really behind the paucity of quality black films and roles or are we not spreading the…
February 25, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - From a nearly all-white town in Rhode Island, Davis was resilient about her pursuit of acting...
February 24, 2011
OPINION - This year's omission of black actors should be a wake-up call to moviegoers: start patronizing better movies, and…
February 24, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - She said strides have been made since 1939 when Hattie McDaniel won for best supporting actress,…
February 24, 2011
VIDEO - Many of the parents argue the although it is important for their children to learn about the slave…