theGrio's 100: Judy Smith, the inspiration behind 'Scandal'
theGRIO's 100 - A longtime crisis communications consultant in Washington, Judy Smith became a huge star last year because of the ABC hit show 'Scandal'...
theGrio's 100: Isis King, America's first top trans supermodel
theGRIO's 100 - Isis King made history on the runway and on television, and she could become the first trans supermodel...
theGrio’s 100: Solange Knowles, from sibling to star in her own right
theGRIO's 100 - Solange recently reintroduced herself to the spotlight with the release of her new digital EP 'True'..
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: 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: 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...
theGrio's 100: Nina Turner, taking on voter suppression in Ohio
theGRIO'S 100 - The Ohio state senator emerged as one of the loudest voices in the country against controversial voting laws advanced by Republicans in her state...
theGrio's 100: Susan Rice, shaping Obama's foreign policy
theGRIO'S 100 - Susan Rice's role is particularly important as Obama has made building strong alliances with other nation's as one of the chief pillars of his foreign policy vision...
theGrio's 100: Lia Neal, helping erase swimming's 'color line'
theGRIO's 100 - Lia Neal became only the second African-American woman to make a U.S. Olympic swim team when she qualified for the 2012 London Games...
