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: 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: Quvenzhané Wallis, 9-year-old actress making history
theGRIO's 100: Quvenzhané Wallis received an Oscar nomination for her leading role in 'Beasts of the Southern Wild,' making her the youngest performer to ever be nominated in the leading actress category...
theGrio’s 100: Ava DuVernay, 1st black woman to win Sundance best director
theGRIO's 100 - In 2012 Ava DuVernay made history by becoming the first black woman to win the Best Director accolade at the Sundance Film Festival for her second feature, 'Middle of Nowhere.'
theGrio’s 100: Kerry Washington, ‘Scandal’ and ‘Django’ A-lister
theGRIO's 100 - Kerry Washington made her mark on Hollywood in 2012, starring in her successful TV sitcom Scandal and appearing on the big screen in 'Django Unchained'...
theGrio's 100: Claressa Shields, Olympic boxing's 'first lady'
theGRIO's 100 - Claressa Shields is a 17-year-old boxer and Flint, Michigan native who earned a gold medal in London in the middleweight division...
theGrio's 100: Dr. Nadine Gracia, caring for the nation's underserved
theGRIO's 100 - As the newly appointed director of the Office of Minority Health, she is dedicated to creating health policy and programs to improve the health of underserved communities...
theGrio’s 100: Gabby Douglas, gold medalist with an Olympic-sized smile
theGRIO's 100 - For many, watching gymnast Gabby Douglas lead her team to gold and then earning individual all-around gold was the highlight of the 2012 Olympics Games in London...
theGrio's 100: Brittney Griner, setting the bar in women's basketball
theGRIO's 100 - A sports blogger and columnist called Brittney Griner the 'best women's basketball player since, since ever'....
theGrio’s 100: Dr. Naeemah Ghafur, champion for patients in need
theGRIO's 100 - Affectionately known to her patients as “Dr. G,” Dr. Naeemah Ghafur, 41, is a family medicine physician at Central Neighborhood Health Foundation in South Central Los Angeles and the Saban Free Clinic...
