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theGrio's 100: Franchesca Ramsey, 'Girls Say' she is a sensation

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TheGrio's 100: Robert Bullard, Father of environmental justice inspires next generation

Brentin Mock
TheGrio's 100 - For three decades Robert Bullard's been publishing reports and books that have spelled out precisely where environmental dangers lay...
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TheGrio's 100: Charles F. Bolden, Administrator of NASA, astronaut

Brentin Mock
TheGrio's 100 - Charles Bolden is the first African-American head of NASA...
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Slideshow: The unsung heroes of black history

Ronda Racha Penrice
So many people have contributed greatly to the ongoing struggle for justice and equality and yet have remained woefully under-appreciated. These are just a few...
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Cory Booker: Black History Month promotes 'understanding'

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VIDEO - Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, NJ says Black History Month is part of 'what makes America so great'...
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TheGrio's 100: Will.i.am, musician and political force

Michael E. Ross
TheGrio's 100 - The co-founder and frontman of the Grammy-winning Black Eyed Peas, raised in Los Angeles in a family with a largely absent father...
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TheGrio’s 100: Deval Patrick, groundbreaking governor of Massachusetts

Donna Owens
TheGrio's 100 - Patrick, 53, was elected Massachusetts' first African-American governor in November 2006...
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TheGrio's 100: Joshua Dubois, Obama's Pastor-In-Chief

Ethyln Harris
TheGrio's 100 - Don't be fooled by DuBois' age, describing him as very capable and a gifted relationship-builder in religious circles...
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TheGrio's 100: Gina Prince-Bythewood, moving others through films

Michael E. Ross
TheGrio's 100 - Without having neatly-packaged shows ready-made in front of her, as a child, Gina Prince-Bythewood developed an appreciation for literature, reading voraciously...
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TheGrio's 100: Derrick Pitts, a star among the stars

Brentin Mock
TheGrio's 100 - Pitts brings a certain charisma to an otherwise dark, down-tempo discipline...
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Q&A: One of Little Rock 9 speaks with daughter, a history maker in the making

Spirit Trickey-Rowan
Minnijean Brown Trickey has led a life of activism in the areas of civil rights and human rights. Her daughter, Spirit Trickey-Rowan, is one of theGrio's 100: History Makers in the Making...
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