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TheGrio’s 100 Women

Franchesca Ramsey (courtesy of Four Square)

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

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theGrio's 100: Salaam Coleman Smith, the Style network's savior

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theGRIO's 100 - Smith, 42, has been running NBCUniversal's Style network for the last six years...
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CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Mellody Hobson attends the 'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps' Premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 63rd Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2010 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

theGrio's 100: Mellody Hobson, corporate powerhouse and George Lucas' princess

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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...
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Laywers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Executive Director Barbara Arnwine (2nd R) speaks during a news conference to voice opposition to state photo identification voter laws with the Rev. Jesse Jackson (C) and members of Congress at the U.S. Capitol July 13, 2011 in Washington, DC. In what the the committee calls 'vote supression legislation,' eight states require photo identification for people to vote and 22 others are considering similar legislation. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

theGrio's 100: Barbara Arewine, keeping civil rights front and center

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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...
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Jackie Lacey attends The Last Chance For Animals Benefit Honoring John Paul DeJoria With The Albert Schweitzer Award at Casa Del Mar on November 30, 2012 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by John M. Heller/Getty Images)

theGrio's 100: Jackie Lacy, the 1st female and black Los Angeles DA

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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...
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Sabrina Lamb (courtesy of Sabrina Lamb)

theGrio's 100: Sabrina Lamb, empowering minority youth to handle money

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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...
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Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) President Karen Lewis holds a press conference after CTU delegates voted to end their strike on September 18, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. More than 26,000 Chicago Public school teachers and support staff walked off the job on September 10 after the union failed to reach an agreement with the city on compensation, benefits and job security. With about 350,000 students, the Chicago school district is the third largest in the United States. Students will return to school tomorrow. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

theGrio’s 100: Karen Lewis, Chicago Teachers Union head who led thousands

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theGRIO'S 100 - Lewis was at the center of Chicago teachers’ strike, which put the national spotlight back on urban public schools.,,
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Susan Chapman (Photo by American Express/ Permission from Susan Chapman)

theGrio's 100: Susan E. Chapman, digitizing workspaces 1 office at a time

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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...
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Brittney Exline (Courtesy Exline family)

theGrio’s 100: Brittney Exline, Ivy league prodigy makes history

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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...
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Emi Kolawole, Innovations & On Giving Editor for The Washington Post via Getty Images in Washington, DC on April 11, 2012. (Photo by Marlon Correa/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

theGrio's 100: Emi Kolawole, the Washington Post's innovative blogger

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theGRIO's 100 - A graduate of Wellesley College, the 30-year-old Emi Kolawole has been a fixture at the Washington Post since 2010...
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Stefanie Brown (Courtesy BrownGirlsLead.org)

theGrio's 100: Stefanie Brown, organizing the Obama coalition

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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...
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