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January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Oscar L. Harris is one of the most influential businessmen and prominent architects in the Southern United…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Arnwine is president and executive director of the Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights Under Law, which works…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - The 55-year-old was elected in November as district attorney in Los Angeles, becoming both the first woman…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Becoming one of the youngest self-made millionaires at only 14 years old, Farrah Gray, who is now…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Edwin Meese, former U.S. attorney general under former president Ronald Reagan, has become the latest prominent Republican…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Sabrina Lamb is a best-selling author, media commentator and keynote speaker. She is also the head of…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO'S 100 - Lewis was at the center of Chicago teachers’ strike, which put the national spotlight back on urban…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Dylan C. Penningroth is a history professor at Northwestern University, who specializes in African-American socio-legal history...
January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - She is currently the Senior Vice President of Global Real Estate and Workplace Enablement for American Express,…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Dorian Warren is an activist, scholar of labor politics and professor at Columbia University...
January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Tommie Lindsey has been a dedicated teacher for the past 36 years, primarily coaching Forensics, which essentially…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Obenson, 38, is a Nigerian born film fanatic who aspires to bring more coverage and awareness to…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - At the age of 15, the Colorado Springs, native became the youngest African-American female to be accepted…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - During Baquet's tenure as managing editor the Times has weathered figurative and literal storms, while still upholding…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Chadwick Boseman is one of Hollywood’s up and coming actors. The young star is set to star…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Fans of rapper Kid Cudi's acting on the now defunct HBO series How to Make it in…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Right wing pundit Ann Coulter has ignited another racial firestorm with her incendiary remarks on gun violence…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO'S 100 - Elected last November, the Las Vegas Democrat became the first black member of Congress ever from Nevada...
January 15, 2013
theGRIO'S 100 - A self-proclaimed people lover, vegan and shoe addict, Armstrong is the co-founder of the Urban Videogame Academy...
January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - A graduate of Wellesley College, the 30-year-old Emi Kolawole has been a fixture at the Washington Post…