Grio’s 100: A trailblazer for women in politics
theGRIOs 100 - As Florida Gov. Rick Scott's second-in-command, Jennifer Carroll is the first African-American Republican woman on a statewide ticket...
TheGrio's 100: Kevin Hart sees humor in everyday life
theGRIO's 100 - Comedian and actor Kevin Hart has been keeping audiences in stitches for more than a decade...
Grio's 100: Custodian wins lottery, donates money
theGRIO's 100 - In 2006, Tyrone Curry won $3.4 million and continued working, even donating $40,000 to the school where he was employed as a janitor to build a race track...
TheGrio's 100: Traci Lester, striving to improve early literacy for low-income children
theGRIO's 100 - Traci Lester is the executive director of Reach Out and Read's Greater New York branch, which works with pediatric offices to provide free books for children...
TheGrio's 100: Tarell Alvin McCraney, playwright and actor addresses homosexuality, family dynamics in his plays
theGRIO's 100 - Playwright and actor Tarell Alvin McCraney is catching the attention of the theater world with a trilogy of plays that explore homosexuality and family...
TheGrio's 100: Tiya Miles, bringing Cherokee and African-American history to the forefront
theGRIO's 100 - Tiya Miles, Ph.D., has devoted her life to studying the literature, culture and history of African and Native Americans in the past and present...
TheGrio's 100: Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks, founders of Black Girls Run!
theGRIO's 100 - Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks are the founders of Black Girls Run!, a website that provides tips and resources for black female runners of all levels...
TheGrio's 100: Nitty Scott, up-and-coming female MC
theGRIO's 100 - Twenty-one-year-old rapper Nitty Scott became an overnight sensation when she made her national debut during the "BET Hip Hop Awards" cypher last year...
TheGrio's 100: Michael Roberts' billion dollar legacy
theGRIO's 100 - Michael V. Roberts is one of the country's most successful African American businessmen...
TheGrio's 100: Dr. Sandra Tucker, nursing school dean places priority on educating underserved communities
theGRIO's 100 - Dr. Sandra Tucker has been praised for her work as dean of the school of nursing at Southern University at Shreveport in Louisiana...
