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March 15, 2017
Insecure is coming back for its second season on July 23, and it's obvious that Issa Rae is excited about…
March 1, 2017
In an exclusive op-ed for theGrio, filmmaker and actor James Bland shares his journey to creating the Issa Rae-backed web series, Giants,
February 24, 2017
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Actresses Aja Naomi King and Yara Shahidi quoted James Baldwin. “Insecure” creator Issa Rae shared
January 17, 2017
Issa Rae and Jussie Smollett are teaming up in an upcoming web series from Issa Rae’s production company set to…
January 9, 2017
Issa Rae is no fan of the president-elect, and she was sure to make her opinions known on the red…
December 12, 2016
Issa Rae has just snagged her first ever Golden Globe nomination.
November 21, 2016
No matter your come-to-Jesus moments after each episode of “Insecure,” it’s an authentic reflection of most black women in a…
November 15, 2016
HBO has announced its fall renewals already, with "Insecure" giving the greenlight for a second season with 10 episodes apiece.
September 26, 2016
A new tide of creators representing all things black and awkward is on the rise in television, and it's a…
July 7, 2016
After the shooting by the police of Alton Sterling, many responded with outrage and sympathy for the Sterling family. Watching Sterling’s 15-year-old
April 19, 2015
theGrio REPORT - Shonda Rhimes made news this week when she declared she was done discussing the idea of racial…
February 7, 2015
theGrio REPORT - Issa Rae has at last landed an HBO pilot for her awkward-black-girl comedy Insecure -after working with…
November 13, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Founded in 2009 by three African-American women it’s grown from strength to strength, drawing a host of…
August 27, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Though Miley Cyrus has been getting most of the attention in the wake of the Video Music…
August 7, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The HBO show parallels the theme of Issa Rae's web-series, and is centered around the humor found…
July 6, 2013
VIDEO - No discussion of the state of African-American womanhood would be complete without delving into the images of black…
June 27, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The likes of Terri J. Vaughn, Avery Sunshine and the cast of Tyler Perry's For Better or…
June 10, 2013
Magic Johnson’s Aspire, a cable network targeting African-American viewers, is starting off with a bang with its series 'Exhale,' in…
June 6, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - An unconventional biopic of Lorraine Hansberry, who wrote the play A Raisin in the Sun, is in…
April 29, 2013
Exhale is the name of the new talk show, which according to Variety.com, will feature five prominent African American women…