The Grios 100

Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

theGrio's 100: Carolyn McCaskill, giving black sign language a voice

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theGrio’s 100: Kerry Washington, the A-list star of ‘Scandal’ and ‘Django Unchained’

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theGrio’s 100: Tripoli Patterson, surfer brings new vibe to fine art

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theGrio’s 100: Kiante Young, the sneaker king and marketing mogul

theGRIO’s 100 – Young and Doin’It is the title of this entrepreneur’s marketing firm and magazine and it also pretty much sums up the 32-year old’s business career…
/ January 15, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

theGrio’s 100: Amos Winbush III, the bowtie-wearing musician turned techie

theGRIO’s 100 – The budding musician was so frustrated after losing everything when his iPhone crashed in 2008, he was then inspired to create CyberSynchs,..
/ January 15, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

theGrio’s 100: Suzanne Shank, the leading lady of Wall Street

Who is Suzanne Shank? Suzanne Shank is one of the few African-American female CEOs in the country, credited with running […]
/ January 15, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

theGrio’s 100: Farrah Gray, the self-made millionaire book publisher

theGRIO’s 100 – Becoming one of the youngest self-made millionaires at only 14 years old, Farrah Gray, who is now 27, knows what it takes to make it big in the business world…
/ January 15, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

theGrio’s 100: Steven Horsford, congressman making history in Nevada

theGRIO’S 100 – Elected last November, the Las Vegas Democrat became the first black member of Congress ever from Nevada…
/ January 15, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

theGrio’s 100: Emi Kolawole, the Washington Post’s innovative blogger

theGRIO’s 100 – A graduate of Wellesley College, the 30-year-old Emi Kolawole has been a fixture at the Washington Post since 2010…
/ January 15, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

TheGrio's 100: Monica Haslip, educating the next generation of emerging artists

TheGrio’s 100 – Monica Haslip departed from her corporate marketing job to teach inner-city Chicagoans the trades of art and entrepreneurship…
/ March 3, 2011