TheGrio's 100: Chanel Iman, Victoria's Secret angel earns her wings (VIDEO)
TheGrio's 100 - This high-fashion model has turned heads walking runways for major fashion houses...
TheGrio's 100: Rihanna, Barbadian songstress taking over the world
TheGrio's 100 - Since 2005, Rihanna's distinctive voice and knock-out looks have made her one of the world's biggest-selling musicians...
TheGrio's 100: Isaiah Mustafa, Old Spice pitchman makes splash with new media
TheGrio's 100 - Isaiah Mustafa is the face -- and chest -- behind "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like," Old Spice's mega-viral video that catapulted him into Internet fame...
TheGrio's 100: Sujari Britt, kid cellist with White House show under her bow (VIDEO)
TheGrio's 100 - Most professional musicians dedicate at least a decade to their instruments before being invited to perform at high-profile venues in front of dignitaries...
TheGrio's 100: Nicki Minaj, new 'queen of hip-hop' rules the charts
TheGrio's 100 - Badass Barbie Nicki Minaj was breaking hearts and Billboard records even before her debut LP, Pink Friday, dropped in November...
TheGrio's 100: Donald Glover, young comedian in a class by himself
TheGrio's 100 - Thursday night NBC sitcoms are the major leagues of TV comedy, and Donald Glover knows how to play the field...
TheGrio's 100: Michael Kenneth Williams, leaving lasting mark on 'Boardwalk Empire'
TheGrio's 100 - Williams' portrayal of Omar Little, a shotgun-toting, dealer-robbing, openly gay thug on HBO's 'The Wire,' gained 2007's NAACP Image Award and an esteemed following...
TheGrio's 100: Tanya Hamilton, filmmaker revisits iconic civil rights story
TheGrio's 100 - Hamilton's first feature-length film, 'Night Catches Us,' stems from her fascination with a family friend's story of receiving a one-year jail sentence for organizing a 1965 sit-in...
TheGrio's 100: Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews, NOLA musician with 'supafunkrock' style
TheGrio's 100 - Trombonist Troy Andrews stepped into the spotlight last year with the release of his Grammy-nominated album, 'Backatown', and over 180 sold-out shows performed across the country...
TheGrio's 100: Kenny Leon, interpreting plays for audiences far beyond Broadway
TheGrio's 100 - Kenny Leon seeks out performance art that combines a sense of history with modern appeal...
