Arts and Entertainment

Rapper Meek Mill Says U.S. Criminal Justice System “Made to Keep Minorities Trapped Forever”

May 10, 2018

Arts and Entertainment, National
Howard University Graduate Chadwick Boseman to Speak at the School’s 150th Commencement Ceremony on May 12

May 3, 2018

Arts and Entertainment, Education, National
Who killed Biggie and Tupac? USA’s ‘Unsolved’ paints a complicated, humanizing portrait

Mar 6, 2018

Arts and Entertainment
Here’s the release date for Michelle Obama’s memoir so you can plan to take the day off

Mar 6, 2018

Arts and Entertainment
Jordan Peele makes history with Oscar win for ‘Get Out’ screenplay

Mar 5, 2018

Arts and Entertainment
Omarosa says ‘plantation’ White House shunned her for being Black

Feb 26, 2018

Arts and Entertainment

Believe the Hype: “Black Panther” Sets Box Office Records with $192 Million Opening Weekend

Feb 19, 2018

By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) “Black Panther” starring Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o and Michael B. Jordan, surpassed box office expectations during its opening weekend. With $19...

Access Denied: Justin Timberlake’s Prince ‘tribute’ does not reinstate his cookout invite

Feb 5, 2018

Arts and Entertainment

By Dustin Seibert ~ The Grio Full confession: I rock with Justin Timberlake. I know many Black folks want nothing to do with Timberlake because they feel he left Janet Jackson holding the boob following t...

Africa: The Premiere of Black Panther Was Testimony to Black Excellence

Feb 5, 2018

Arts and Entertainment

By Kylie Kiunguyu The much-anticipated film Black Panther had its global premiere in Los Angeles last week. The red carpet (which in this case was purple - the colour of royalty) resembled decadent melanin steeped in cocoa butter and the realised dreams of bl...

Jennifer Hudson to star in new Aretha Franklin biopic

Jan 29, 2018

Arts and Entertainment

The Grio MGM is set to produce a new Aretha Franklin biopic, which will star Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson as the legendary Franklin. On Saturday night, Clive Davis hosted his annual pre-Grammy party in wh...

‘Get Out’, ‘Mudbound’ lead big list of black Oscar nominees

Jan 24, 2018

Arts and Entertainment

by Karu F. Daniels After years of facing controversy stemming from #OscarsSoWhite, this year's Oscar nominations shows the campaign may have finally had an impact on the roughly 8,400 member voting body of t...