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theGRIO REPORT - When Harry Belafonte speaks, we all should listen. The famed activist and humanitarian gave a particularly poignant…
theGRIO REPORT - Almost a month after winning the Academy Award, Nyong'o has landed a big-time beauty endorsement deal with…
theGRIO REPORT - Prior to the Academy Awards, '12 Years a Slave' was a modest success at the box office,…
theGRIO VIDEO - Not only did Lupita Nyong’o’s speech bring the down the house (not to mention a tear or…
PARIS (AP) — Upstaging a Louis Vuitton show is hard, but somehow Miuccia Prada managed it, thanks to Lupita Nyong'o…
theGRIO REPORT - With Anthony Mackie as Falcon and Michael B. Jordan being cast as the new Johnny Storm, African-Americans…
OPINION - Lupita Nyongo has slayed stereotypes, not only about the beauty of dark African skin, but intelligence and femininity…
theGRIO REPORT - Lupita Nyong'o took home the Academy Award for best supporting actress Sunday night - but not without…
OPINION - The uncomfortable truth of DeGeneres’s joke is that the Oscars can be as much about what the overwhelmingly…
theGRIO REPORT - While Pharrell didn’t walk away with the Oscar for Best Song at the Academy Awards, it’s still…
theGRIO REPORT - Some noticeable tension between the film's director and screenwriter is generating a lot of post-Oscars buzz.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Directed by British director Steve McQueen, the film is based on a true story and stars…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lupita Nyong'o has won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her harrowing portrayal of…
OPINION - Change hasn’t necessarily come as swiftly to those bestowing the honors. As in McDaniel’s day, Academy Award voters…
OPINION - For a variety of factors, slave-themed movies are becoming more commonplace, which is an overwhelmingly positive development...
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) — Lupita Nyong'o delivered an emotional speech while accepting her honor for best breakout performance at…
theGRIO REPORT - Lupita Nyong'o, the 30-year-old breakout star of the acclaimed historical drama, 12 Years a Slave, looks poised…
NEW YORK (AP) — Calling Pharrell's current state 'happy' might be an understatement...