theGrio's 100: Svante Myrick, running a city in his 20's
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...
theGrio's 100: Anthony Foxx leading in the New South
theGRIO's 100 - Anthony Foxx is the mayor of Charlotte and considered a rising political star not only in the state but nationally...
theGrio's 100: Barbara Arewine, keeping civil rights front and center
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...
theGrio's 100: Jackie Lacy, the 1st female and black Los Angeles DA
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...
theGrio’s 100: Dorian Warren, Columbia University scholar-activist
theGRIO's 100 - Dorian Warren is an activist, scholar of labor politics and professor at Columbia University...
theGrio's 100: Steven Horsford, congressman making history in Nevada
theGRIO'S 100 - Elected last November, the Las Vegas Democrat became the first black member of Congress ever from Nevada...
theGrio's 100: Stefanie Brown, organizing the Obama coalition
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...
Allen West gets votes for House speaker
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...
Wife of Rep. John Lewis dies in Atlanta
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...
The first lady's 10 best looks of 2012
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...
