theGrio’s 100: Terrie M. Williams, advocating for the voiceless
theGRIO's 100 - The New York native has now gained notoriety as a national advocate for mental health awareness in the African-American community...
theGrio's 100: Carolyn McCaskill, giving black sign language a voice
theGRIO's 100 - Dr. Carolyn McCaskill, 60, is a deaf but her disability has never held her back. Her life is testimony to overcoming discrimination and achieving academic excellence...
theGrio’s 100: McGill brothers making it big in classical music
theGRIO's 100 - Anthony McGill and Demarre McGill are brothers who, although born and raised on Chicago’s tough South Side, have both miraculously achieved stellar levels of success in the world of classical music...
theGrio's 100: Franchesca Ramsey, 'Girls Say' she is a sensation
theGRIO's 100 - Franchesca Ramsey has established herself as a comedic force to reckoned with in the increasingly ambitious world of viral videos...
theGrio’s 100: 'Terrence J’, the new prince of pop culture
theGRIO's 100 - Terrence J is a talented and ambitious TV personality who brings his personality and original style of storytelling to any news program that he is a part of...
theGrio's 100: Beverly Bond, encouraging young black girls to 'rock'
theGRIO's 100 - Beverly Bond is giving black girls the message their grandmothers or mothers didn't hear: 'you rock!'...
theGrio’s 100: Key and Peele, the dynamic comedy duo
theGRIO's 100 - Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are both former members of Madtv, but are best known as the stars of Comedy Central’s 'Key and Peele' show...
theGrio’s 100: the Moss brothers, operating on passion
theGRIO's 100 - Drs. Vincent and Vance Moss, 41, are twin surgeons who share a passion for helping others. This passion can be traced as far back as their years in the Boy Scouts of America...
New film tells story of unsung civil rights leader
WASHINGTON (AP) - In the civil rights struggle, Young was overshadowed by his larger-than-life peer, Martin Luther King Jr...
theGrio’s 100: Peter Ramsey, 1st African-American to direct an animated film
theGRIO's 100 - The first African-American to direct an animated feature, his first film 'Rise of the Guardians' has earned the former storyboard artist several nominations and accolades...
