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January 31, 2012
CHICAGO - Publisher John H. Johnson, who created Ebony and Jet magazines, will be honored on this year's Black Heritage…
January 31, 2012
From ajc-- In a press release issued by the Atlanta school, Franklin will remain at the college until the end…
January 31, 2012
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January 31, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - In 2006, Tyrone Curry won $3.4 million and continued working, even donating $40,000 to the school where…
January 31, 2012
Dublin Ireland is proposing a ban on wearing in pajamas that looks a lot like one that have cropped up…
January 31, 2012
theGRIO EDITORIAL - We believe it's important celebrate the giants of yesteryear as well as those who are beginning to…
January 31, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Traci Lester is the executive director of Reach Out and Read's Greater New York branch, which works…
January 31, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Playwright and actor Tarell Alvin McCraney is catching the attention of the theater world with a trilogy…
January 31, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Tiya Miles, Ph.D., has devoted her life to studying the literature, culture and history of African and…
January 31, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks are the founders of Black Girls Run!, a website that provides tips…
January 31, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Twenty-one-year-old rapper Nitty Scott became an overnight sensation when she made her national debut during the "BET…
January 31, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Michael V. Roberts is one of the country's most successful African American businessmen...
January 31, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Dr. Sandra Tucker has been praised for her work as dean of the school of nursing at…
January 31, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Laurel Richie, as the president of the WNBA, has no sports background but decades of business and…
January 31, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Tia Norfleet is making history as the first and only woman to be issued a NASCAR license…
January 31, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Bonita Carr, Ph.D., is the executive director of the Lighthouse Youth Center in Chicago's South Side neighborhood…
January 31, 2012
theGRIOs 100 - Bryant Terry is not just a chef. He's a self-described food activist who's fighting for more healthy…
January 31, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - CNN news anchor T.J. Holmes shocked the world when he announced last year that he was resigning…
January 31, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Tracee Ellis Ross is a mainstay in American homes, providing families with an amusing take on life…
January 31, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Van Jones is an award-winning social entrepreneur who has served as an advisor to the Obama administration…