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February 1, 2010
The Grio's 100 - James McLurkin built his first robot in 1988. Today he produces software that can move a…
February 1, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - Noted for her incorporation of hip-hop moves and rhythms into her catwalk, Banks rose quickly to land…
February 1, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - If you are an AIDS activist, chances are you have heard of Dr. Helene Gayle...
February 1, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - It has been Winfrey's sharp business acumen and full understanding of her industry that led to her…
February 1, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - As Johnson pursued an education in oceanography, she realized her field of study wasn't so diverse...
February 1, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - Chiwetel Ejiofor is shaking up Hollywood. The breadth of his range and possibilities as an actor demonstrates…
February 1, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - No stranger to the spotlight, Steve Harvey has certainly enjoyed longevity in the entertainment industry. Still, 2009…
February 1, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - He's worked staunchly as an environmental justice advocate fighting for safer work conditions...
February 1, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - John Jackson was twelve years old when he moved from Chicago to the suburbs and saw a…
February 1, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - Janice Bryant Howroyd makes evident her enthusiasm for work, people and life...
February 1, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - Burns joined Xerox in 1980 as a mechanical engineering summer intern and worked her way to CEO...
February 1, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - Roland Fryer "Beat the odds", but don't tell him that. This former hustler turned Harvard professor now…
February 1, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - As conductor of the Baltimore-based Soulful Symphony, Atwater is a trailblazer in the orchestral world...
February 1, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - I think in general, in the black community, we don't necessarily talk about sex...
February 1, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey has medicine in her blood. The daughter of two physicians, Lavizzo-Mourey grew up in…
February 1, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - Hrabowski looks like a proud papa scurrying around his office showing off pictures of kids he nurtured...
February 1, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - Bakari Sellers is just 25 years old, but he's already made it into the history books...
February 1, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - Just the third general manager in Florida Marlins history, and only the third African-American GM in baseball…
February 1, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - Political protest through art has always been a way of life for Walker...
February 1, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - An avid car enthusiast who enjoys spending time at the drawing board and on the track...