Black History Month

theGrio’s 100: Tananarive Due, writer brings black fantasy heroes to the screen

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theGrio’s 100: Lonnie Johnson, from nuclear scientist to legendary toymaker

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theGrio’s 100: Janaye Ingram, leading the charge with National Action Network

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theGrio’s 100: Jamie Broadnax, encouraging black girls to embrace their inner nerd

theGRIO’S 100- Jamie Broadnax is a self proclaimed blogger and nerd. She’s also the creator of BlackGirlsNerds, an online group…
/ January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Alia Jones-Harvey and Stephen C. Byrd, successful producers on the Great White Way

theGRIO'S 100 - When Jones-Harvey and Stephen C. Byrd produced an all-black version of the Tennessee Williams classic 'A Streetcar…
/ January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Derrica and Natalie Wilson, sisters helping seach for missing minorities

theGRIO'S 100 - Derrica and Natalie Wilson are sisters who are joined together in their mission to help minority families…
/ January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Kimberly Bryant, leader of Black Girls Code movement

theGRIO’s 100 - Kimberly Bryant is the founder of Black Girls Code. Black Girls Code is a website and movement…
/ January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Dr. Danielle Lee, scientist who uses hip-hop as a learning tool

theGRIO's 100- Dr. Danielle Lee is a scientist who works in the biology field. She uses social media, informal experiential…
/ January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Shawn Allen, insider pressing the reset button on the gaming industry

theGRIO'S 100 - Shawn Allen, 30, is a video game developer / capture artist who has worked with Rockstar games,…
/ January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Toyin Odutola, creating groundbreaking images with a ballpoint pen

theGRIO'S 100 - Toyin Odutola is a fine artist who is capturing widespread attention through her mesmerizing portraits rendered in…
/ January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Bethann Hardison, a fashion icon fighting for diversity in the field

theGRIO'S 100 - As an advocate for increasing diversity on the runway, Bethann Hardison led the charge and called on…
/ January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: David Moinina Sengeh, bridging the gap between tech and Africa

theGRIO’s 100 - David Moinina Sengeh is a student at MIT and proud Sierra Leonean. He's also a biomechanical engineer,…
/ January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Tanya Fields, activist for food justice

theGRIO'S 100 - Tanya Fields is a single mom of four (who’s expecting her fifth) living in the Bronx who…
/ January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Byron Todd Jones, fighting to limit gun crimes

theGRIO'S 100 - A lawyer and former Marine, Jones was confirmed earlier this year as the head of the federal…
/ January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Adriene Bowles, Hollywood shot caller for Worldwide Publicity

theGRIO'S 100 - As president of Worldwide Publicity, and Executive Vice President of Marketing, for Focus Features Adriene Bowles is…
/ January 31, 2014