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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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Dr. Ayers and Dr. Aikins

theGrio’s 100: Drs. James K. Aikins, Jr., Charletta A. Ayers, treating women worldwide

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theGRIO's 100 - The husband and wife duo co-founded International HealthCare Volunteers, Inc., a non-profit organization providing healthcare to women and their families...
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Ken Strickland, NBC News' Washington Bureau Chief (Video still via NBC Washington)

theGrio’s 100: Ken Strickland, NBC’s new DC bureau chief

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theGRIO'S 100 - Ken Strickland's ascension to become NBC's Washington DC bureau chief could not have come at a more auspicious time...
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This April 12, 2012 file photo shows Simeon Career Academy's Jabari Parker, right, talking with NBA great Alonzo Mourning after Mourning surprised Parker with the Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year award, in Chicago. The prized prospect is to announce his college choice at a news conference at his high school, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

theGrio's 100: Jabari Parker, high school phenom plays with purpose

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theGRIO'S 100 - Jabari Parker has already been named Gatorade's National Boys Basketball Player of the Year and won three state titles for Chicago's Simeon Career Academy. And he's only a junior...
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Senator Nina Turner (OhioSenate.gov)

theGrio's 100: Nina Turner, taking on voter suppression in Ohio

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theGRIO'S 100 - The Ohio state senator emerged as one of the loudest voices in the country against controversial voting laws advanced by Republicans in her state...
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Brendon Ayanbadejo #51 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates after the Ravens won 34-31 against the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

theGrio's 100: Brendon Ayanbadejo, Super Bowl winning LGBT advocate

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theGRIO's 100 - Brendon Ayanbadejo risked locker room and social media ridicule to stand up for what he believes in...
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Susan Rice

theGrio's 100: Susan Rice, shaping Obama's foreign policy

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theGRIO'S 100 - Susan Rice's role is particularly important as Obama has made building strong alliances with other nation's as one of the chief pillars of his foreign policy vision...
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Quarterback Robert Griffin III #10 of the Washington Redskins celebrates after the Redskins defeated the Dallas Cowboys 28-18 at FedExField on December 30, 2012 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

theGrio's 100: Robert Griffin III, NFL's top rookie rocks US capital

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theGRIO'S 100 - The top-selling jersey in the NFL this season didn't belong to veterans Tom Brady or Peyton Manning - the honor belonged to Washington Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III...
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Lia Neal celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Women's 100 m Freestyle during Day Six of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials at CenturyLink Center on June 30, 2012 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

theGrio's 100: Lia Neal, helping erase swimming's 'color line'

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theGRIO's 100 - Lia Neal became only the second African-American woman to make a U.S. Olympic swim team when she qualified for the 2012 London Games...
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Actor/director Rza

theGrio’s 100: RZA, Wu-Tang Clan member hones directing and acting chops

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theGRIO'S 100 - RZA has now made not only his directorial debut but also flexed his chops as the screenwriter and star of the kung-fu flick 'Man With The Iron Fists'...
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Wanda Butts

theGrio's 100: Wanda Butts, turning tragedy into life-saving hope

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theGRIO'S 100 - Wanda Butts turned unspeakable tragedy into hope for thousands of Ohio children and their families...
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