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April 20, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - 'Madea' director, writer and star Tyler Perry voiced his frustration with Spike Lee on Tuesday at a…
April 11, 2011
NEWNAN, Georgia (AP) - Rosa Lee Ransby and her seven grand- and great-grandchildren lost their home a week before Christmas...
April 8, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Welcome to the weekly wrap up. We've got all the black entertainment news from the week that…
March 5, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Image Awards celebrates outstanding achievements by people of color in film, television, music and literature...
March 4, 2011
At a 2007 showing of Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married in a Dover, Delaware movie theater, the manager…
February 26, 2011
OPINION - Is prejudice really behind the paucity of quality black films and roles or are we not spreading the…
February 24, 2011
OPINION - This year's omission of black actors should be a wake-up call to moviegoers: start patronizing better movies, and…
February 18, 2011
OPINION - There's something a little sad about these undeniably talented comedic actors resigning themselves to endlessly return to this…
February 2, 2011
OPINION - Will this "reboot" evolve into a dress-wearing, crime solver who can deliver a few laughs? To be real,…
February 1, 2011
QED is mounting a production based on the popular James Patterson character that has already been portrayed by Morgan Freeman…
January 12, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's Image Awards honor diversity in the arts…
January 11, 2011
theGRIO Q&A - Crews has become one of TV's most recognizable dads and gives us an idea of what's coming…
January 3, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - Kamisha Boozer was arrested Wednesday and charged with prowling and criminal trespass. A judge released her on…
December 28, 2010
ATLANTA (AP) - She was charged with prowling and criminal trespass, then released. Police are still searching for two other…
December 27, 2010
OPINION - When you think about it, there are striking parallels between the two moguls...
December 25, 2010
ATLANTA (AP) - Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry is offering to rebuild the home of an 88-year-old great-grandmother who lost all…
December 24, 2010
SLIDESHOW - This holiday season theGrio asked for your help in determining which of these politicians, sports stars, and celebrities…
December 17, 2010
OPINION - The success of 'The Color Purple' in publishing, Hollywood and on Broadway only proves that, in dreaming a…
November 14, 2010
OPINION - My concern is that once again black men are not seeing the proverbial forest for the trees...
November 12, 2010
OPINION - As men, I believe we should approach the film with open ears, hearts and minds, and not just…