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theGRIO's 100 - On the homepage of her website, Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix offers this proverbial wisdom: "Watch over…
TheGrio's 100 - Growing up working class in New Orleans trying to avoid his father's beatings isn't the typical background…
OPINION - In January 1822, the first group of black American emigrants landed on Providence Island, Liberia...
TheGrio's 100 - She uses her profound knowledge of science and microbiology to explain mankind's existence in terms understood by…
TheGrios 100 - At first I said, "What if I flew around the United States?" Then I said, "What if…
TheGrio's 100 - pollinating the next generation of the nation's innovators...
TheGrio's 100 - Groomed for a life onstage, she made her breakthrough inch by inch in talent shows and contests…
The Grio's 100 - James McLurkin built his first robot in 1988. Today he produces software that can move a…
TheGrio's 100 - Noted for her incorporation of hip-hop moves and rhythms into her catwalk, Banks rose quickly to land…
TheGrio's 100 - If you are an AIDS activist, chances are you have heard of Dr. Helene Gayle...
TheGrio's 100 - It has been Winfrey's sharp business acumen and full understanding of her industry that led to her…
TheGrio's 100 - As Johnson pursued an education in oceanography, she realized her field of study wasn't so diverse...
TheGrio's 100 - Chiwetel Ejiofor is shaking up Hollywood. The breadth of his range and possibilities as an actor demonstrates…
TheGrio's 100 - John Jackson was twelve years old when he moved from Chicago to the suburbs and saw a…
TheGrio's 100 - No stranger to the spotlight, Steve Harvey has certainly enjoyed longevity in the entertainment industry. Still, 2009…
TheGrio's 100 - He's worked staunchly as an environmental justice advocate fighting for safer work conditions...
TheGrio's 100 - Janice Bryant Howroyd makes evident her enthusiasm for work, people and life...
TheGrio's 100 - Burns joined Xerox in 1980 as a mechanical engineering summer intern and worked her way to CEO...
TheGrio's 100 - Roland Fryer "Beat the odds", but don't tell him that. This former hustler turned Harvard professor now…
TheGrio's 100 - As conductor of the Baltimore-based Soulful Symphony, Atwater is a trailblazer in the orchestral world...