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TheGrio’s 100

Franchesca Ramsey (courtesy of Four Square)

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

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Marve Frazier Chief Creative Officer, Moguldom Media Group Photo Dennis Byron

TheGrio's 100: Marve Frazier, doing big things at Bossip

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TheGrio's 100 - When Marve Frazier joined Bossip.com in 2006, the domain name was worth $8. She's since managed to attract millions of monthly visitors to the celebrity gossip site...
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TheGrio's 100: Lolis Eric Elie, preserving NOLA history in multiple mediums

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TheGrio's 100 - Lolis Eric Elie's passion for history and storytelling intersected with his home city's destruction at the hands of Hurricane Katrina in 2005...
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Hallerin Hilton Hill Host, “Hallerin Hilton Hill” morning show Photo by David Luttrell

TheGrio's 100: Hallerin Hilton Hill, radio host working to 'Wow' Knoxville

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TheGrio's 100 - In 1990, Hallerin Hilton Hill had a wife, a one-year-old son, and no idea where their next meal was coming from...
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TheGrio's 100: Michael Kenneth Williams, leaving lasting mark on 'Boardwalk Empire'

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TheGrio's 100 - Williams' portrayal of Omar Little, a shotgun-toting, dealer-robbing, openly gay thug on HBO's 'The Wire,' gained 2007's NAACP Image Award and an esteemed following...
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Bernal Smith Publisher, Tri-State Defender Photographer Lance Murphey/Memphis Daily News

TheGrio's 100: Bernal Smith, redefining future for newspaper that made civil rights history

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TheGrio's 100 - Bernal Smith is bringing the Tri-State Defender, a Memphis newspaper that played an important role in the Civil Rights Movement, into the 21st century...
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TheGrio's 100: Tanya Hamilton, filmmaker revisits iconic civil rights story

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TheGrio's 100 - Hamilton's first feature-length film, 'Night Catches Us,' stems from her fascination with a family friend's story of receiving a one-year jail sentence for organizing a 1965 sit-in...
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TheGrio's 100: Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews, NOLA musician with 'supafunkrock' style

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TheGrio's 100 - Trombonist Troy Andrews stepped into the spotlight last year with the release of his Grammy-nominated album, 'Backatown', and over 180 sold-out shows performed across the country...
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TheGrio's 100: Kenny Leon, interpreting plays for audiences far beyond Broadway

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TheGrio's 100 - Kenny Leon seeks out performance art that combines a sense of history with modern appeal...
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Angela Brown Opera Singer Photo By Roni Ely

TheGrio's 100: Angela Brown, demystifying high art with one-woman show

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TheGrio's 100 - Opera won't be seen as the stuff of stodgy aristocratic types if songstress Angela Brown has her say...
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Tracie Washington President and CEO, Louisiana Justice Institute Photo Aboriginal Media Inc.

TheGrio's 100: Tracie Washington, calling out racism and injustice in NOLA

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TheGrio's 100 - When the Louisiana Housing Authority planned to raze a public housing project in 2006, Tracie Washington sued to block them in their tracks....
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