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Today in black history: The Dred Scott decision 155 years later

12:25 PM on 03/06/2012

theGRIO REPORT - The Court, led by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, declared in 1857 that blacks -- enslaved or free -- were not and could never be citizens of the United States...

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TheGrio's 100: Rep. Yvette Clarke, working on Capitol Hill for a better future for her district

By Keosha Johnson

8:07 AM on 02/29/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Rep. Yvette Clarke is a Brooklyn native and the youngest African American to serve in the U.S. Congress...

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Anniversary of first African-American to address the house

By theGrio

4:25 PM on 02/27/2012

Menard, a Republican, had apparently won a contest to complete the term of Rep. James Mann, who had died in office...

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TheGrio's 100: Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson, a 'voice for the voiceless'

By Keosha Johnson

9:48 AM on 02/15/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Rep. Frederica Wilson has made a great name for herself as she represents the 17th congressional district of Florida...

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TheGrio's 100: Cheryl Mills, leading the charge from the White House to the State Department

By Keosha Johnson

1:52 PM on 02/08/2012

theGRIOs 100 - Cheryl Mills is currently the counselor and chief of staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...

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TheGrio's 100: Alvin Brown, first black mayor of Jacksonville wins in city's closest mayoral race

By Keosha Johnson

8:42 AM on 02/01/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Alvin Brown became the mayor of Jacksonville, Florida last July after winning by a mere 1,648 votes in the closest mayoral race in the city's history...

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TheGrio's 100: Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, a trailblazer for women in politics and the military

By Keosha Johnson

3:06 PM on 01/31/2012

theGRIOs 100 - As Florida Gov. Rick Scott's second-in-command, Jennifer Carroll is the first African-American Republican woman on a statewide ticket...

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TheGrio's 100: Van Jones, social entrepreneur among most influential in the world

By Keosha Johnson

2:20 AM on 01/31/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Van Jones is an award-winning social entrepreneur who has served as an advisor to the Obama administration overseeing his green economic recovery program...

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TheGrio's 100: Angella Reid, from The Ritz-Carlton to the White House as first female chief usher

By Keosha Johnson

1:12 AM on 01/31/2012

theGRIO's 100 -- The job description of a White House chief usher can be daunting, but Angella Reid has the experience to take it head on...

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TheGrio's 100: Kevin Lewis, White House director of black media gives community presidential access

By Keosha Johnson

12:08 AM on 01/31/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Kevin Lewis started out at the White House as a press assistant, traveling all over the country and the world with President Obama...

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TheGrio's 100: Patrick Gaspard, executive director of the Democratic National Committee

By Keosha Johnson

11:30 PM on 01/30/2012

theGRIO's 100 -- Patrick Gaspard played a major role in helping President Barack Obama get elected to the White House as the campaign director for Obama's 2008 campaign...

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TheGrio's 100: Ayanna Pressley, first black woman elected to Boston City Council overcomes life full of obstacles

By Keosha Johnson

12:22 AM on 01/30/2012

the GRIOs 100 - Ayanna Pressley is making history as the first African-American woman elected to the Boston City Council. She won the seat in 2009 and is known for her stance on issues that have molded her promising career in politics...

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TheGrio's 100: Terri Sewell, freshman congresswoman fighting for Alabaman green jobs

By theGrio

3:57 PM on 04/28/2011

TheGrio's 100 - Running on a campaign platform of job creation and economic development, finance attorney Terri Sewell struck a chord with her home state of Alabama...

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TheGrio's 100: Wyatt Cenac, 'Daily Show' standout cracks hilarious headlines (VIDEO)

By Todd Johnson

8:05 AM on 02/24/2011

TheGrio's 100 - The sleepy-eyed Cenac delivers reports and almost-too-honest interviews with an aura of droll and occasionally misplaced concern ...

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TheGrio's 100: Che 'Rhymefest' Smith, changing up the beat of Chicago poverty

By theGrio

8:06 AM on 02/23/2011

TheGrio's 100 - A self-proclaimed "rap-tivist," this Grammy-winning writer and producer serves as an outspoken leader for Chicago's South Side...

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TheGrio's 100: Kasim Reed, Atlanta mayor keeping his city in the black

By theGrio

9:57 AM on 02/11/2011

TheGrio's 100 - Reed has more than sextupled Atlanta's reserves to $58 million, largely through pension reform, all while maintaining a 70 percent approval rating...

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TheGrio's 100: Michael Blake, keeping White House open for all

By theGrio

8:07 AM on 02/10/2011

TheGrio's 100 - Obama calls the newly repurposed Office of Public Engagement the "front door" of his White House and Blake is the man charged with keeping that door open...

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TheGrio's 100: Keith Ellison, Minnesota's first Muslim congressman

By theGrio

9:57 AM on 02/03/2011

TheGrio's 100 - "Muslim" and "Congressman" were mutually exclusive terms before Minnesota elected Keith Ellison in 2006, when he also became the state's first African-American representative...

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TheGrio's 100: Cedric Richmond, keeping Washington's eye on Louisiana

By theGrio

12:56 AM on 02/02/2011

TheGrio's 100 - As the sole candidate President Barack Obama endorsed with a television commercial in that election, Richmond serves as a direct line to the White House for Louisiana...

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