TheGrio’s 100: Daniell Washington, teaching youth the importance of water conservation

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theGRIOs 100 - Daniell Washington is marine biologist and activist who is reaching out to youth to teach them the importance of preserving the ocean and the water eco-system through her foundation called the Big Blue & You.

TheGrio’s 100: Corvida Raven, self-proclaimed ‘Oprah of the web’

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theGRIOs 100 - She's 24 and rocks a Mohawk. Yet despite her youth and rebellious choice of hairstyle, Corvida Raven is making a name for herself as the creator of SheGeeks.net, a blog dedicated to all things technology related.

TheGrio’s 100: Corvida Raven, self-proclaimed ‘Oprah of the web’

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TheGrio’s 100: Chinedu Echeruo, founder of HopStop helps us navigate big cities

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theGRIOs 100 - New York City can be hard to get around if you're not from there. Ten years after making his own way around the city, Chinedu Echeruo created HopStop, an online city transit guide offering door-to-door directions from buses and subways.

TheGrio's 100: Patrick Gaspard, political player

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theGRIO's 100 -- Patrick Gaspard played a major role in helping President Barack Obama get elected to the White House as the campaign director for Obama's 2008 campaign...

TheGrio’s 100: Jonathon Prince, ‘athlivist’ and moon runner?

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theGRIO's 100 - Jonathon Prince did not spend most of his life as an athlete...

TheGrio's 100: Jermaine Griggs, Founder of multi-million dollar music site

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theGRIO's 100 - At the age of 16, Jermaine Griggs created Hear and Play, a site dedicated to helping users learn to play musical instruments by ear...

TheGrio's 100: Frank Ocean, rising hip hop star

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theGRIO's 100 - Up-and-coming songwriter, producer and singer Frank Ocean has had a meteoric rise to fame, and all signs point to continued success in the future...

TheGrio's 100: Korto Momolu's Africa-inspired fashion

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theGRIO's 100 - Korto Momolu is a fashion designer who was the first-runner-up and voted fan favorite on the fifth season of the then-Bravo television show "Project Runway..."

TheGrio’s 100: ‘Ludacris, rapper helps underserved youth through his foundation

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theGRIOs 100 - Grammy Award-winning rapper and actor Christopher 'Ludacris' Bridges, 34, is well-known in music circles, but through the Ludacris Foundation, Bridges' commitment to helping youth of all ages has also been nationally recognized...

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TheGrio’s 100: Daniell Washington, teaching youth the importance of water conservation

TheGrio’s 100: Chinedu Echeruo, founder of HopStop helps us navigate big cities

TheGrio's 100: Patrick Gaspard, political player

TheGrio’s 100: Jonathon Prince, ‘athlivist’ and moon runner?

TheGrio's 100: Jermaine Griggs, Founder of multi-million dollar music site

TheGrio's 100: Frank Ocean, rising hip hop star

TheGrio's 100: Korto Momolu's Africa-inspired fashion

TheGrio’s 100: ‘Ludacris, rapper helps underserved youth through his foundation

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