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TheGrio’s 100

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

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Gabi Gregg, organizer of the Young Fat and Fabulous Conference, socializes with fellow bloggers at the plus-size fashion retailer Torrid in New York, Thursday, July 8, 2010. The Young Fat and Fabulous Conference is a series of meet-and-greet events between bloggers and retailers. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)

TheGrio's 100: Gabi Gregg, tweeting her way into MTV history

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TheGrio's 100 - More than 26,000 people tune in to Gabi Gregg's tweets about behind-the-scenes life at MTV...
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TheGrio's 100: Isaiah Mustafa, Old Spice pitchman makes splash with new media

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TheGrio's 100 - Isaiah Mustafa is the face -- and chest -- behind "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like," Old Spice's mega-viral video that catapulted him into Internet fame...
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TheGrio's 100: Cedric Richmond, keeping Washington's eye on Louisiana

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TheGrio's 100 - As the sole candidate President Barack Obama endorsed with a television commercial in that election, Richmond serves as a direct line to the White House for Louisiana...
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TheGrio's 100: Robert Bobb, causing controversy and innovation in Detroit's public schools

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TheGrio's 100 - In 2009, with a deficit of $219 million, the Detroit Public School system was in a state of financial emergency when it appointed Robert Bobb as emergency financial manager...
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TheGrio's 100: Cora Marrett, holding US to higher standards for science education

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TheGrio's 100 - The National Science Foundation keeps American colleges and universities on the cutting edge of technology, funding 20 percent of all research done by U.S. institutions of higher learning -- to the tune of $6.5 billion...
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TheGrio's 100: Jason Few, turning a profit by greening Texas

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TheGrio's 100 - More than 1.5 million Texans depend on Jason Few to keep their homes cool during boiling Southwest summers, but the Reliant Energy president isn't sweating it...
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TheGrio's 100: Linda Fondren, moving Mississippi to get healthy

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TheGrio's 100 - After obesity factored in her sister's death, Linda Fondren made it her mission to get Mississippi, the country's most overweight state, into shape...
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TheGrio's 100: Sujari Britt, kid cellist with White House show under her bow (VIDEO)

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TheGrio's 100 - Most professional musicians dedicate at least a decade to their instruments before being invited to perform at high-profile venues in front of dignitaries...
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TheGrio's 100: Joshua Bennett, slam poet promotes dialogue about diaspora

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TheGrio's 100 - Joshua Bennett is no stranger to house shows. But his work found a bigger stage recently at the White House...
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TheGrio's 100: Lisa Price, cooked up beauty empire from Brooklyn kitchen

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TheGrio's 100 - In 1993, Lisa Price started Carol's Daughter, a multimillion-dollar beauty business, with $100 and a homemade lotion recipe in her Brooklyn kitchen...
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