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June 22, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - In the upcoming film 'Fruitvale Station', filmmaker Ryan Coogler aspires to spark conversation about racism, police violence…
May 13, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - 'Fruitvale Station', brings Oscar Grant's dramatic story to the screen, and has garnered positive attention from critics,…
May 12, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Fruitvale Station (originally titled Fruitvale) was one of the most acclaimed films to emerge from this year's…
February 22, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - In 2012 Ava DuVernay made history by becoming the first black woman to win the Best Director…
January 27, 2013
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - 'Fruitvale' is based on the true story of Oscar Grant, who was 22 years old…
January 22, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Jennifer Hudson is showing off her darker side in her new film 'The Inevitable Defeat of Mister…
January 22, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - 'Fruitvale', a narrative film that depicts the last 24-hours of Oscar Grant's life, ending with his shooting…
January 18, 2013
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Anita Hill made national headlines in 1991 when she testified that then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence…
December 4, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - ANITA, a documentary about attorney Anita Hill’s infamous sexual harassment accusations against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas,…
October 12, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Independent filmmaker Ava DuVernay is riding high ahead of the release of her latest flick, 'Middle of…
June 20, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Spike Lee's 'Red Hook Summer' ​comes out in theaters August 10. It will be the first independent…
April 26, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Spike Lee will release his first independently distributed film 'Red Hook Summer' August 10...
January 31, 2012
Zoe Saldana was at the Sundace Film Festival this year. She was accompanied by actor Bradley Cooper, with whom she…
January 30, 2012
Ava Duvernay became the first black woman to win 'best director' at Sundance Film Festival Sunday...
January 27, 2012
Comedian Tracy Morgan was seen returning back to work on his hit sitcom '30 Rock' in Manhattan, after having collapsed…
January 27, 2012
CLUTCH - Drake once said that he wanted to play Barack Obama in a movie but most people just shrugged…
January 26, 2012
OPINION - At the tender age of 12, Spike Lee had me self-assessing my black male masculinity. But now, at…
January 26, 2012
The highly-anticipated PBS documentary 'Slavery by Another Name' was incredibly well received at the Sundance Film Festival
January 26, 2012
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Regardless of the outcome of the U.S. presidential primaries, Ice-T already has his mind made…
January 26, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Chris Rock revealed during a recent interview at the Sundance Film Festival that he wants go on…