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August 5, 2014

KeKe Palmer is Broadway's first black ‘Cinderella,’ Sherri Shepherd cast as evil stepmother

theGRIO REPORT - KeKe Palmer will make history next month when she stars as Broadway's first black Cinderella, Sherri Shepherd…
July 17, 2014

Keke Palmer reveals why she passed on Whitney Houston role in biopic

theGRIO VIDEO - Keke Palmer opens up about making history as the youngest TV talk host ever. She also weighs…
April 21, 2014

Keke Palmer lands talk show on BET, becomes youngest talk show host in TV history

theGRIO REPORT - Keke Palmer is hoping to bring her league of young fans to support her latest endeavor as…
March 7, 2014

Cicely Tyson moved to tears discussing 'Roots' and '12 Years a Slave'

theGRIO VIDEO - Legendary TV and film actress Cicely Tyson is moved to tears discussing how the TV miniseries 'Roots'…
February 25, 2014

Michelle Obama praises Cicely Tyson in new Lifetime film ‘The Trip to Bountiful’

theGRIO REPORT - First Lady Michelle Obama praised the award-winning Cicely Tyson Monday at a special White House Screening of…
October 22, 2013

TLC ‘CrazySexyCool’ film debuts on TV, sends Twitter into a frenzy

theGRIO REPORT - Crazy, sexy and cool are only three words to describe the dynamic personalities that made the hip-hop…
October 21, 2013

TLC on how they gave Beyoncé ‘the best time of her life’

theGRIO VIDEO - T-Boz and Chilli talk about their VH1 biopic 'Crazy, Sexy, Cool: The TLC Story,' and discuss their…
July 26, 2013

TLC biopic trailer revealed; Lil Mama to join group for reunion show

theGRIO REPORT - TLC members Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins and Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas announced the release date of October 15 for…
July 15, 2013

Celebrities react on Instagram to Zimmerman verdict

theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Musicians, actors, and other celebrities took to Instagram to share their thoughts on the George Zimmerman trial…
June 14, 2013

Rochelle Aytes talks TLC biopic: 'There wouldn't be a TLC without Pebbles'

theGRIO REPORT - During an interview with theGrio, Rochelle Aytes talked about her role as Perri 'Pebbles' Reid in the…
May 6, 2013

TLC biopic releases first image of cast

theGRIO REPORT - VH1 has released the first image of the cast from the upcoming 'TLC biopic, 'Crazy, Sexy, Cool:…
October 9, 2012

'Steel Magnolias' remake brings in huge ratings for Lifetime

theGRIO REPORT - The all-black cast remake of 'Steel Magnolias' is the third most-watched telecast ever for Lifetime...
October 7, 2012

KeKe Palmer talks new movie 'Abducted': 'Some people want me to remain little Akeelah'

theGRIO REPORT - in an interview with theGrio KeKe Palmer talks about her movie 'Abducted: The Carlina White Story' and…
September 25, 2012

Sheila E., Patti Austin and others lend voices to female voter outreach

WASHINGTON (AP) - Fergie, Patti Austin, Keke Palmer and Sheila E. are among the entertainers lending their voices to an…
July 13, 2012

From 'The Lion King' to 'Ice Age 4': Our favorite black animated voices

SLIDESHOW - The big names in the upcoming Ice Age: Continental Drift inspired this slide show of our favorite black…
July 12, 2012

Drake and Keke Palmer co-star in animated kids movie

Rapper Drake and actress Keke Palmer explores their inner animal in new movie Ice Age: Continental Drift.
July 11, 2012

Keke Palmer is all grown up in new 'You Got Me' video

theGRIO REPORT - Keke Palmer recently collaborated with crooner Kevin McCall to capture a teenage story in her new video…
July 10, 2012

Keke Palmer: Listen to tomorrow's leaders, today

Keke Palmer blogs about her role in 'Akeelah and the Bee' and how it opened her eyes to the difficulties…
July 3, 2012

Keke Palmer set to star in Lifetime film about Carlina White

Actress Keke Palmer will star in a Lifetime original movie entitled, Abducted: The Carlina White Story...
July 2, 2012

Is Keke Palmer too young for ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’?

theGRIO REPORT - Keke Palmer is proving she is no longer a child. The 18-year-old actress recently tweeted that she…