Black History Month

Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

theGrio’s 100: Valeisha Butterfield-Jones, the power of positive images

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

theGrio’s 100: Svante Myrick, running a city in his 20’s

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

theGrio’s 100: Kiante Young, the sneaker king and marketing mogul

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

theGrio’s 100: Nzinga Knight, designer who is making modest Muslim fashions fabulous

theGRIO’s 100 – Nzinga Knight is a black American designer whose style mixes a sense of chic born of her life as a native New Yorker with the modesty inspired by her Muslim faith…
/ January 15, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

theGrio’s 100: Anthony Foxx leading in the New South

theGRIO’s 100 – Anthony Foxx is the mayor of Charlotte and considered a rising political star not only in the state but nationally…
/ January 15, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

theGrio’s 100: Amos Winbush III, the bowtie-wearing musician turned techie

theGRIO’s 100 – The budding musician was so frustrated after losing everything when his iPhone crashed in 2008, he was then inspired to create CyberSynchs,..
/ January 15, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

theGrio’s 100: Suzanne Shank, the leading lady of Wall Street

Who is Suzanne Shank? Suzanne Shank is one of the few African-American female CEOs in the country, credited with running […]
/ January 15, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

theGrio’s 100: Novelist Dinaw Mengestu brings voices of African immigrants to light

theGRIO’S 100 – Dinaw Mengestu, 34, has been praised for his work exploring the identities of Africans transitioning to life in America and those still inhabiting the often war-torn regions those immigrants sought to escape.
/ January 15, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

theGrio’s 100: Randal Pinkett, 1st black ‘Apprentice’ winner trumps competition

theGRIO’s 100 – The MIT graduate is the co-founder and CEO of BCT Partners, a technology and policy consulting firm that includes a client base of various companies from the Fortune 500…
/ January 15, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

theGrio’s 100: Dambisa Moyo, international economist on a quest to save Africa

theGRIO’s 100 – International economist Dambisa Moyo is known for her groundbreaking work surrounding finance infrastructure in developing countries…
/ January 15, 2013