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May 11, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A George Zimmerman supporter decided to show his support for the man charged with second degree murder…
May 8, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Perennial, a Washington, D.C.-based family of businesses, under direction of national business leader and advocate Lamell McMorris,…
April 27, 2012
BLACK ENTERPRISE - Anfernee 'Penny' Hardaway's says the development of the Bottom Line Sports Show has brought him back into…
April 11, 2012
BLACK ENTERPRISE - Who is innovative enough to step up and match Jobs' unabashed passion for design and creativity, and…
February 2, 2012
theGRIOs 100 - Apple Martini. Apple Pie. Almond Butter. These three things did not have a lot in common until…
January 31, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The pre-teen entrepreneur designs handmade eco-friendly garments and accessories that are sold on her website to customers…
January 30, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Former NFL linebacker. Author. TV show host. Entrepreneur. It's hard to describe 33-year-old Dhani Jones in one…
November 8, 2011
theGRIO REPORT- Empowered with a needle and thread, Rwandan-natives, Emelienne Nyiramana and Therese Iribagiza have changed their lives...
February 1, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - In 1993, Lisa Price started Carol's Daughter, a multimillion-dollar beauty business, with $100 and a homemade lotion…
February 1, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - Tristan Walker has enabled a mobile social application, Foursquare, to completely transform location-based marketing since 2009...
February 1, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - This high school senior from Long Island, New York was motivated by her mom's battle with breast…
February 1, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - When Amiya Alexander's friends couldn't afford dance lessons, the then-9-year-old dancer decided to start her own studio...
February 1, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - Raised by his single, teenage mother, Peebles vowed he would gain financial security for himself -- a…
August 23, 2010
From The New York Times - Successful entrepreneur and beauty maven Lisa Price, founder of Carol's Daughter, discusses the lessons…
August 11, 2010
theGRIO Q & A - World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Olympic gold medalist, minister, pitchman, husband and father are just a…
April 2, 2010
Vashtie Kola has built a successful career out of being herself...
March 17, 2010
SLIDESHOW - There are a million black-owned businesses in the U.S., which generate more than $100 billion in sales...
March 8, 2010
From the Huffington Post - Women of color face an enormous wealth gap when compared to the rest of society,…
February 7, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - Taylor is an author, inspirational speaker, and real estate expert; a whiz kid who made some of…
February 1, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - Janice Bryant Howroyd makes evident her enthusiasm for work, people and life...