The Grios 100 2011

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March 3, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - Monica Haslip departed from her corporate marketing job to teach inner-city Chicagoans the trades of art and…
February 25, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - From a nearly all-white town in Rhode Island, Davis was resilient about her pursuit of acting...
February 22, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - The tuxedo-clad, perfectly coifed artist burst onto the Billboard charts with the funky single "Tightrope"...
February 9, 2011
The Grio's 100 - Michelle Obama is throwing her weight behind her landmark Let's Move initiative, and is propelling our…
February 8, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - This Former Marine now commands his own company, Fidelis, which has rapidly built a sturdy reputation in…
February 8, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - In 2011, Robert Battle will assume his role as the third director of Alvin Ailey American Dance…
February 7, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - "I am the future and I have AIDS." These words, spoken by a 12-year-old Broadbent at the…
February 4, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - One of America's most-watched musical conductors, Kazem Abdullah recently joined Brazil's internationally renowned Orquestra de São Paulo...
February 4, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - On first glance, Myron Rolle appears to be three different, highly accomplished people living secretly under one…
February 3, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - This high-fashion model has turned heads walking runways for major fashion houses...
February 3, 2011
TheGrios 100 - Jones nearly drowned at a water park when he was 5. Less than 20 years after his…
February 2, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - Since 2005, Rihanna's distinctive voice and knock-out looks have made her one of the world's biggest-selling musicians...
February 2, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - Isaiah Mustafa is the face -- and chest -- behind "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like,"…
February 1, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - More than 1.5 million Texans depend on Jason Few to keep their homes cool during boiling Southwest…
February 1, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - After obesity factored in her sister's death, Linda Fondren made it her mission to get Mississippi, the…
February 1, 2011
theGrio.com, wanted to talk about the future. We wanted to predict who would make up the next generation of history…
February 1, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - Most professional musicians dedicate at least a decade to their instruments before being invited to perform at…
February 1, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - Joshua Bennett is no stranger to house shows. But his work found a bigger stage recently at…
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
Every February TheGrio looks at the men and women who are making a difference in black communities and across the