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April 22, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - If their motions filed Tuesday are granted, the jury will see a singing, dancing Jackson in…
April 22, 2011
SLIDESHOW - Featuring a veritable who's who of African-Americans in Hollywood, it's an impressive roster for an undeniably unique talent...
April 22, 2011
REVIEW - You don't go to Madea movies for complex character driven narratives, you go for the laughs...
April 21, 2011
OPINION - Love him or hate him, he gets us thinking and talking, and maybe that will be his greatest…
April 21, 2011
SLIDESHOW - While directors of color are few and far between on the big screen, here are some great artists…
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...