theGrio’s 100: Kendrick Lamar, keeping hip-hop fresh and authentic
theGRIO's 100 - Kendrick Lamar rhymes about the temptations, social struggles, disharmony and the heartbeat of his hometown in Compton, California....
theGrio’s 100: Gary Clark Jr, brings blues music to a new generation
theGRIO's 100 - Born and raised in Austin, TX, Gary Clark Jr. began playing guitar at age 12. He performed small gigs throughout his early teens before being signed to major record label...
theGrio's 100: Elle Varner, the Cinderella of R&B music
theGRIO's 100 - Elle Varner is a rising R&B powerhouse that is just getting started. The 23-year-old Grammy nominee comes from a family of musicians..
theGrio’s 100: Antron Brown, drag racing his way into history
theGRIO's 100 - Last November, Antron Brown, 36, became the first African-American to win a major auto racing title. He joined Top Fuel drag racing in 2008...
Confederate past: Uproar over changing park names
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The statue of Confederate fighter Nathan Bedford Forrest astride a horse towers above the Memphis park bearing his name...
theGrio's 100: Dr. Charles Crutchfield III, leading ethnic skin care expert
theGRIO's 100 - Dr. Charles Crutchfield, 52, is a practicing dermatologist, educator, inventor, entrepreneur and author in the St. Paul/Minneapolis area...
theGrio's 100: Robin Roberts, morning TV star is brave face of MDS
theGRIO's 100 - Robin Roberts' bravery in the face of adversity served as inspiration to her legions of fans and helped cement her status as a newswoman that everyday Americans can really relate to...
theGrio's 100: Swizz Beatz, making beautiful music for education
theGRIO's 100 - Swizz Beatz is making beautiful music for education, for some lucky kids in the Bronx...
theGrio's 100: Wendy Williams, the new queen of daytime TV
theGRIO'S 100 - Love her or hate her, talk show host Wendy Williams, 48, has been one of the most influential and infamous voices in media of the last decade...
theGrio's 100: Taylor Townsend, pro tennis' next superstar
theGRIO's 100 - All was right in 2012 for 16-year-old Chicago tennis prodigy Taylor Townsend. She dominated the junior tennis ranks and finished the year as the No. 1 junior tennis player in the world...
