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TheGrio's 100: Ursula Burns, Xerox CEO, an example to be copied

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TheGrio's 100: Janice Bryant Howroyd, entrepreneur starts small, makes it big, passes it on

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TheGrio's 100: Freeman A. Hrabowski III, university president and educational trailblazer

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TheGrio's 100: Ralph Gilles, a creative drive for cars

TheGrio's 100 - An avid car enthusiast who enjoys spending time at the drawing board and on the track...
/ February 1, 2010

TheGrio's 100: Rabbi Alysa Stanton, the new face of Judaism

TheGrio's 100 - Alysa Stanton is the first black woman to become a rabbi in any mainstream Jewish denomination...
/ February 1, 2010

TheGrio's 100: Mary J. Blige, no more drama, just the music

TheGrio's 100 - Has it really been almost 18 years since What's the 411...
/ February 1, 2010

TheGrio's 100: Byron Pitts, from illiteracy to world-class journalist

TheGrio's 100 - Functionally illiterate until age 12, nothing in Byron Pitts' background suggested that he'd become an Emmy award-winning…
/ February 1, 2010

TheGrio's 100: Jamail Larkins, going to new heights for students

TheGrio's 100 - Six years ago most people had never heard of Jamail Larkins, one of the youngest Americans to…
/ February 1, 2010

TheGrio's 100: Carla Harris, Wall Street power player never settles for 'no'

TheGrio's 100 - Carla Harris describes herself as being "negatively motivated," which means she rarely settles for "no"...
/ February 1, 2010

TheGrio's 100: Kehinde Wiley, a painter changing the image of black men

TheGrio's 100 - The New York-based painter has recently made a splash in the art world for his paintings of…
/ February 1, 2010

Haitian-American doctors reach out to Haitians in quake's wake

VIDEO - A group of about 30 Haitian-American medical professionals are on the ground in Port-Au-Prince, compelled to help their…
/ January 29, 2010

Tuskegee Airman Lee Archer dead at 90

NEW YORK (AP) -- Retired Air Force Lt. Colonel Lee A. Archer, a Tuskegee Airman considered to be the only…
/ January 29, 2010

Body found during search for missing lotto winner

VIDEO - Human remains have been found near a home where investigators were searching for the body of a missing…
/ January 29, 2010

Editor's Note: theGrio's new black history section

We understand that celebrating black history is less about remembering yesteryear than it is about creating context for today and…
/ January 29, 2010

Grammy Preview: Beyoncé is queen of nominations; Maxwell makes a comeback

OPINION - As the Grammys evolve with the changing terrain, there are still time honored traditions that viewers can expect…
/ January 29, 2010