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October 29, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - The former vaudevillian joined the popular children's show in 1962 as a stage manager before persuading…
September 16, 2010
SLIDESHOW - Inspired by 'Undercovers', here are 15 of theGrio's favorite TV couples that exhibit amazing on-screen chemistry and captured…
September 15, 2010
SLIDESHOW - Even with its many wild successes, 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' has not been without its controversies - some…
September 15, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - The actress, who has been seen on TV and in movies since 1989, says she aspires to…
September 14, 2010
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER - Sharpton will unveil his 30-minute show, "Education Superhighway," Thursday morning at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 40th…
September 14, 2010
OPINION - Our collective angst and organized resistance against narratives that don't include us can breed an unwarranted sense of…
September 13, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) - They shrieked, they gasped, they cried, they hugged -- and that was before Oprah Winfrey's studio audience…
September 13, 2010
OPINION - While she has set the standard for black women in the media, many feel that she has done…
September 13, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Harvey, who debuts as the game show's new host Monday, is calling on his decades in…
September 12, 2010
OPINION - His talent is inarguable but his actions and attitude keep his public perception teetering on the edge of…
September 9, 2010
And based on some of the unknown comic's YouTube material, Jay Pharoah will prove to be a valuable impressionist:..
September 9, 2010
OPINION - Will Blair Underwood walk the Obama tightrope of likability and capability?...
September 8, 2010
OPINION - The lack of respect for the work of non-white actors and actresses displayed by Emmys is something worthy…
September 7, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Winfrey is used to celebrating others, but she said she's looking forward to being celebrated this time…
September 3, 2010
The Comic's Comic has the exclusive news that Lorne Michaels is eyeing 22-year-old Virginia stand-up comic Jay Pharoah, who has…
September 3, 2010
OPINION - NASCAR has an image problem, real or perceived, that is unwelcoming to an entire race that it must…
September 2, 2010
A ten year-old boy was watching Blues Clues in the Blake Ave. apartment when a crew of teens began shooting…
August 30, 2010
VIDEO - It had never been done for the African-American audience and it forever changed the image of R&B music...
August 23, 2010
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Produced and voiced by Nigerians, the show aims to focus on challenges in a country where…
August 11, 2010
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) - The ABC series was seen in whole or part by 130 million people -- more…