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February 27, 2014
theGRIO VIDEO - Watch as theGrio's Entertainment editor, Chris Witherspoon, breaks down some of the major categories for the 2014…
February 26, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - The Oscars air Sunday and according to research, striking information highlights the diversity gap in the Academy…
February 26, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Two of the bigger albums of 2014, will be released next Tuesday, March 4th, but eager fans…
February 25, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - This is one of the most exciting years in black film ever, and now 2014 is a…
February 10, 2014
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — From hairstylists to A-listers, more than 150 Oscar nominees gathered in sunny Beverly Hills on…
February 4, 2014
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The 40-year-old Williams has been on quite a run with prominent roles in the recent hits…
February 4, 2014
theGRIO'S 100 - Since become an A-List star, Foxx has used his popularity to be a positive influence through social…
February 3, 2014
theGRIO's 100 - Lupita Nyong'o has become one of Hollywood’s fastest rising stars after her debut role in Steve McQueen’s…
January 16, 2014
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Odds released Thursday by Johnny Avello of the Wynn Las Vegas sports book list the slavery-era…
January 16, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — A week before his big night at the Grammy Awards, Pharrell is happy — and speechless…
January 16, 2014
ANALYSIS - Black performers and filmmakers made a decent showing among this year's Academy Award nominees...
January 16, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Hollywood is honoring a strong set of African-American themed films that lit up the silver screen in…
January 1, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Juanita Moore, a groundbreaking actress and an Academy Award nominee for her role as Lana Turner's…
December 27, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscar voters, start your ballots.
December 12, 2013
SLIDESHOW - With 2013 going down in history as one of the best ever in black film, there are several…
December 11, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Among the top nominees for the 20th annual SAG awards was 12 Years a Slave and Lee…
December 4, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - 12 Years a Slave has largely been viewed as the film to beat in this year's awards…
December 4, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Riding a wave of Oscar buzz and big earnings at the box office, Lee Daniels' acclaimed film…
November 26, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The race to Oscar has officially begun, as the slavery exploration '12 Years a Slave' was…
October 14, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Fruitvale Station, the dramatic re-telling of the last night of Oscar Grant's life, has been a major…