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theGrio 100

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 28: (L-R) Jordan Peele and Keegan Michael Key speak onstage at The Comedy Awards 2012 at Hammerstein Ballroom on April 28, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

theGrio’s 100: Key and Peele, the dynamic comedy duo

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theGRIO's 100 - Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are both former members of Madtv, but are best known as the stars of Comedy Central’s 'Key and Peele' show...
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Quvenzhane Wallis attends the 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' premiere during the 56th BFI London Film Festival at the Odeon West End on October 12, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Tim Whitby/Getty Images for BFI)

theGrio’s 100: Quvenzhané Wallis, 9-year-old actress making history

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theGRIO's 100: Quvenzhané Wallis received an Oscar nomination for her leading role in 'Beasts of the Southern Wild,' making her the youngest performer to ever be nominated in the leading actress category...
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Will Packer attends the 'Think Like a Man' screening at the AMC Empire 25 theater on April 4, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Fernando Leon/Getty Images)

theGrio’s 100: Will Packer, taking over Hollywood one film at a time

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theGRIO's 100 - Producer Will Packer is taking over Hollywood one film at a time. In 2012, his film 'Think Like A Man' was the number one movie in America and took home a total of $91.5 million at the domestic box office...
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NEW YORK, NY - JULY 29: Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson answers science questions from the crowd at the Williamsburg Waterfront on July 29, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)

theGrio's 100: Neil deGrasse Tyson, the nation’s expert on space

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theGRIO'S 100 - Neil deGrasse Tyson is an accomplished astrophysicist from the Bronx, New York...
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Solange Knowles attends 'Beyonce: Life Is But A Dream' New York Premiere at Ziegfeld Theater on February 12, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)

theGrio’s 100: Solange Knowles, from sibling to star in her own right

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theGRIO's 100 - Solange recently reintroduced herself to the spotlight with the release of her new digital EP 'True'..
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Kendrick Lamar speaks onstage at the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards at Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center on September 29, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BET)

theGrio’s 100: Kendrick Lamar, keeping hip-hop fresh and authentic

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theGRIO's 100 - Kendrick Lamar rhymes about the temptations, social struggles, disharmony and the heartbeat of his hometown in Compton, California....
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Gary Clark Jr. performs onstage at the after party for the premiere of '$ellebrity' at the Hard Rock Cafe on January 8, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

theGrio’s 100: Gary Clark Jr, brings blues music to a new generation

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theGRIO's 100 - Born and raised in Austin, TX, Gary Clark Jr. began playing guitar at age 12. He performed small gigs throughout his early teens before being signed to major record label...
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Elle Varner attends the BET Awards '12 at The Shrine Auditorium on July 1, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

theGrio's 100: Elle Varner, the Cinderella of R&B music

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theGRIO's 100 - Elle Varner is a rising R&B powerhouse that is just getting started. The 23-year-old Grammy nominee comes from a family of musicians..
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Rodney Stearns (Photo courtesy Rodney Stearns)

theGrio's 100: Rodney Stearns, helping locate missing kids with Text No More

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theGRIO's 100 - Rodney Stearns is an iPhone app developer from Portland, Oregon who designed the Text No More app to prevent users from texting while driving...
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Ibrahim Abdul-Matin (Photo: Lila Garnett)

theGrio's 100: Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, merging Islam with environmentalism

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theGRIO'S 100 - Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, 36, is the author of 'Green Deen: What Islam Teaches About Protecting The Planet'...
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