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The controversial education-themed drama Won't Back Down, which stars Oscar nominees Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal, bombed at the box…
The Oscar-nominated actress co-stars alongside Maggie Gyllenhaal, Holly Hunter and Rosie Perez in new film Won’t Back Down, which opens…
VIDEO - Watch the trailer for the new Viola Davis film 'Beautiful Creatures' -- a supernatural love story based on…
theGRIO REPORT - Amid calls for education change during NBC’s 2012 Education Nation Summit, the Sunday night premiere of Won't…
VIDEO - 'Won't Back Down' is an uncompromising look at the health of American school systems, and what parents can…
SLIDESHOW - The reported casting of Zoe Saldana as soul music legend Nina Simone in an upcoming biopic has proven…
Viola Davis' first major starring role since The Help will be in a drama called Won't Back Down, featuring Maggie…
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) - Viola Davis on Thursday addressed graduating seniors at the high school in the struggling Rhode…
Oscar winner Octavia Spencer is now strutting her stuff behind the camera. She has crafted a short film about bullying,…
'Ni**gas In Paris', the infectious hit off Kanye West and Jay-Z's opus 'Watch the Throne' has spawned numerous parodies and…
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) - Meryl Streep has donated $10,000 to a charter school in the struggling Rhode Island city…
(AP) - Despite torrents of debate among African-Americans over the merits of the segregation-era movie 'The Help,' most still hoped…
MADAME NOIRE - As a woman with an afro, I applauded her, and thought she looked stunning...
theGRIO REPORT - By wearing a natural afro at the Oscars ceremony, Davis challenged limiting beliefs about unprocessed hair and…
theGRIO REPORT - The 84th Annual Academy Awards are history, but people are still talking about some of the more…
SLIDESHOW - Check out this slideshow, featuring some of the brightest stars of color sporting elegant outfits. Who do you…
OPINION - In this post I'll try to break down Spencer and Davis' competition and determine what fans of 'The…
SLIDESHOW - Yesterday, in Beverly Hills, California, Essence magazine honored some of the most influential African-American women in Hollywood at…