theGrio 100

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February 11, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Kendrick Lamar rhymes about the temptations, social struggles, disharmony and the heartbeat of his hometown in Compton,…
February 8, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Born and raised in Austin, TX, Gary Clark Jr. began playing guitar at age 12. He performed…
February 8, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Elle Varner is a rising R&B powerhouse that is just getting started. The 23-year-old Grammy nominee comes…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Rodney Stearns is an iPhone app developer from Portland, Oregon who designed the Text No More app…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO'S 100 - Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, 36, is the author of 'Green Deen: What Islam Teaches About Protecting The Planet'...
January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Kat Calvin is the founder of 'Black Girls Hack', the country’s first all-black female hack-a-thon.
January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - The MIT graduate is the co-founder and CEO of BCT Partners, a technology and policy consulting firm…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - International economist Dambisa Moyo is known for her groundbreaking work surrounding finance infrastructure in developing countries...
January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Oscar L. Harris is one of the most influential businessmen and prominent architects in the Southern United…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Becoming one of the youngest self-made millionaires at only 14 years old, Farrah Gray, who is now…
June 22, 2012
theGRIOs 100 - C.J. Senter has six-pack abs, loves to exercise and has his own brand under which he produces…
May 24, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Issa Rae is the creator of the popular 'Awkward Black Girl' web series...
February 24, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Known mostly for playing characters with sass, Octavia Spencer also has the chops for more serious roles,…
February 18, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Actress and comedienne Maya Rudolph has been making us laugh for more than a decade...
February 6, 2012
theGRIOs 100 - Deanna Sutton is the founder of Clutch Magazine. Since its online launch, Clutch has experienced exponential growth…
February 3, 2012
theGRIO Q&A - Birdman sat down with theGrio to talk about his new book company, Cash Money's legacy in music,…
January 31, 2012
theGRIO EDITORIAL - We believe it's important celebrate the giants of yesteryear as well as those who are beginning to…
January 30, 2012
theGRIOs 100 - Grammy Award-winning rapper and actor Christopher 'Ludacris' Bridges, 34, is well-known in music circles, but through the…
January 30, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Alie Kabba is the executive director of the United African Organization, a Chicago-based group comprised of multiple…
January 30, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Jana Johnson is a tech analyst at Goldman Sachs. The Columbia University graduate has been a leader…