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July 21, 2011
OPINION - BET became the target of heavy thumbs and repeated exclamation marks following the ban of Georgia-native rapper Killer…
July 14, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Four celebrated African-Americans are nominated this year among their TV contemporaries for notable work on-screen...
July 6, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - In a recent commentary Shaunie O'Neal claims that VH1's reality series 'Basketball Wives' portrays black women in…
July 1, 2011
theGRIO Q&A - This is Gugu Mbatha-Raw's first film endeavor and she is sure to leave moviegoers wanting more...
June 29, 2011
OPINION - In an industry where child stars notoriously crash and burn, not to mention very few black actresses call…
June 28, 2011
OPINION - Certainly, the need for Legacy TV that focuses on black history and biographies of leaders is sorely needed…
June 23, 2011
Smallville' actor Sam Jones III, has been sentenced to a year in prison for his role in a drug ring...
June 21, 2011
Entertainment Studios will launch a new high-definition channel early next year with programming intended for an African-American audience...
June 17, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Given the fact that 40 percent of minority children are considered overweight or obese, could there be…
June 17, 2011
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Brady first hosted the awards honoring everything from soap operas to game shows to talk shows…
June 16, 2011
theGrio REPORT - Chappelle reportedly will be not be featuring his talents on a network, but rather a paid subscription…
June 8, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Fishburne joined the "CSI" cast as Dr. Raymond Langston midway through the 2008-09 season. He stepped…
June 4, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Funeral arrangements have been made for the actress and comedian who gained fame playing a grandmother…
May 30, 2011
SLIDESHOW - There are several other actresses who we would love to see in a starring role on a television…
May 29, 2011
The couple has been engaged since September. It is Nash's second marriage; she divorced Don Nash, with whom she has…
May 26, 2011
OPINION - Tyson's role -- no matter what they size -- in the franchise is a testament to his newfound…
May 25, 2011
CHICAGO (AP) -- There were no free cars or vacations. No favorite things or makeovers. No celebrity guests on stage…
May 24, 2011
OPINION - Without Oprah, we would be deprived of one of the nation's most profound success stories, and a role…
May 18, 2011
Long-running syndication variety show Showtime At the Apollo is staging a comeback, this time on BET...
May 12, 2011
The famed husband and wife duo that created the BET hit series "The Game" is coming back for not only…