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Mayor Svante Myrick (courtesy of NBC's 'Rock Center')

theGrio's 100: Svante Myrick, running a city in his 20's

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theGRIO's 100 - The 25-year-old Myrick is the youngest-ever mayor of Ithica, New York, as well as the first African-American in the post...
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Mayor Anthony Foxx, of Charlotte, N.C., speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative, in New York.  (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

theGrio's 100: Anthony Foxx leading in the New South

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theGRIO's 100 - Anthony Foxx is the mayor of Charlotte and considered a rising political star not only in the state but nationally...
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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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(courtesy of Dorian Warren)

theGrio’s 100: Dorian Warren, Columbia University scholar-activist

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theGRIO's 100 - Dorian Warren is an activist, scholar of labor politics and professor at Columbia University...
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Democratic Majority Leader of the Nevada Senate Steven Horsford appears at the Nevada State Democratic Party's election results party at the Aria Resort & Casino at CityCenter November 2, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In one of the nation's most closely watched races, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) retained his seat for a fifth term against Sharron Angle, a Tea Party favorite. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

theGrio's 100: Steven Horsford, congressman making history in Nevada

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theGRIO'S 100 - Elected last November, the Las Vegas Democrat became the first black member of Congress ever from Nevada...
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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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Allen West: The Tea Party congressman didn't just wear out his welcome with us, he also alienated voters in his own district despite spending $18 million on his re-election campaign. Apparently hurling insults at your fellow lawmakers and the president of the United States doesn't pay off.

Allen West gets votes for House speaker

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theGRIO REPORT - The House of Representatives cast its votes for speaker on Thursday, and while John Boehner won his gavel back - he wasn't the only candidate to get votes...
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U.S. Rep. John Lewis

Wife of Rep. John Lewis dies in Atlanta

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theGRIO REPORT - NBC News has confirmed that Mrs. Lillian Miles Lewis, wife of U.S. Representative John Lewis, died on Monday. A release from the representative's office states that she passed away in Atlanta, Georgia...
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First lady Michelle Obama

The first lady's 10 best looks of 2012

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
SLIDESHOW - These, first lady Michelle Obama's 10 best looks of 2012, capture the innovative spirit, iconic taste, centered presence, and lively friendliness that have come to symbolize her tenure...
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