theGrio's 100: Salaam Coleman Smith, the Style network's savior
theGRIO's 100 - Smith, 42, has been running NBCUniversal's Style network for the last six years...
theGrio's 100: Mellody Hobson, corporate powerhouse and George Lucas' princess
theGRIO's 100 - In addition to being the leading lady at Ariel Investments, she’s also held positions as the director of various big name brands such as Starbucks, DreamWorks, Estee Lauder and Groupon...
theGrio's 100: Barbara Arewine, keeping civil rights front and center
theGRIO's 100 - Arnwine is president and executive director of the Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights Under Law, which works on issues like racial profiling and voter protection...
theGrio's 100: Jackie Lacy, the 1st female and black Los Angeles DA
theGRIO's 100 - The 55-year-old was elected in November as district attorney in Los Angeles, becoming both the first woman and the first African-American in the job...
theGrio's 100: Sabrina Lamb, empowering minority youth to handle money
theGRIO's 100 - Sabrina Lamb is a best-selling author, media commentator and keynote speaker. She is also the head of WorldofMoney.org, a non-profit organization for children...
theGrio’s 100: Karen Lewis, Chicago Teachers Union head who led thousands
theGRIO'S 100 - Lewis was at the center of Chicago teachers’ strike, which put the national spotlight back on urban public schools.,,
theGrio's 100: Susan E. Chapman, digitizing workspaces 1 office at a time
theGRIO's 100 - She is currently the Senior Vice President of Global Real Estate and Workplace Enablement for American Express, a company with over 65,000 employees in 41 countries...
theGrio’s 100: Brittney Exline, Ivy league prodigy makes history
theGRIO's 100 - At the age of 15, the Colorado Springs, native became the youngest African-American female to be accepted into an Ivy League school, the University of Pennsylvania...
theGrio's 100: Emi Kolawole, the Washington Post's innovative blogger
theGRIO's 100 - A graduate of Wellesley College, the 30-year-old Emi Kolawole has been a fixture at the Washington Post since 2010...
theGrio's 100: Stefanie Brown, organizing the Obama coalition
theGRIO's 100 - Stefanie Brown was in charge of organizing black voters to turn out for Obama in 2012 as the National African-American Vote Director...
