TheGrio's 100

TheGrio's 100: Bryan 'Birdman' Williams, Rapper-turned-business-mogul

1:32 PM on 02/03/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Bryan 'Birdman' Williams is a bona-fide business mogul. While mostly known as a co-founder of Cash Money Records, his empire includes fashion...

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TheGrio's 100: LaNiyah Bailey, taking a stand with a children's book about bullying

By Keosha Johnson

8:51 AM on 02/03/2012

theGRIO's 100 - There once was a little girl named Jessica, and her peers at school would make fun of her, saying she was overweight...

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TheGrio's 100: Felecia Hatcher, Co-founder of gourmet ice cream truck line

By Keosha Johnson

2:03 PM on 02/02/2012

theGRIOs 100 - Apple Martini. Apple Pie. Almond Butter. These three things did not have a lot in common until Felecia Hatcher came along and created Feverish, an aptly named line of gourmet ice cream trucks...

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TheGrio's 100: Katori Hall, rising star behind the curtains

By Keosha Johnson

1:11 PM on 02/02/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Katori Hall's recent play 'The Mountaintop' is a fictional civil rights-era piece set at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis the night before Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated...

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TheGrio's 100: Melissa Harris-Perry, bringing race and politics to the forefront

By Keosha Johnson

3:35 PM on 02/01/2012

theGRIO's 100 - After guest-hosting for MSNBC's 'Rachel Maddow Show' and appearing on MSNBC and NBC for years, Melissa Harris-Perry is getting her own show on MSNBC...

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TheGrio's 100: Kevin Olusola, 'celloboxer' extraordinaire

By Keosha Johnson

10:00 AM on 02/01/2012

theGRIO's 100 - You don't often hear the sounds of a cello and beatboxer at the same time, Kevin Olusola has become a YouTube sensation for his innovative method of blending the two together...

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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: Ibtihaj Muhammad, young Muslim changes the face of fencing

By Keosha Johnson

2:00 PM on 01/31/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Ibtihaj Muhammad is an African American Muslim and a professional fencer, about the rarest combination to set foot in a fencing match...

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TheGrio's 100: Kevin Hart, Philly comedian sees the humor in life experiences

By Keosha Johnson

11:14 AM on 01/31/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Comedian and actor Kevin Hart has been keeping audiences in stitches for more than a decade...

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TheGrio's 100: Tyrone Curry, school custodian and coach wins lottery, donates thousands to school

By Keosha Johnson

8:54 AM on 01/31/2012

theGRIO's 100 - In 2006, Tyrone Curry won $3.4 million and continued working, even donating $40,000 to the school where he was employed as a janitor to build a race track...

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TheGrio's 100: Traci Lester, striving to improve early literacy for low-income children

By Keosha Johnson

2:59 AM on 01/31/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Traci Lester is the executive director of Reach Out and Read's Greater New York branch, which works with pediatric offices to provide free books for children...

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TheGrio's 100: Sonya Arrington, works to end teen violence after son's murder

By Keosha Johnson

2:52 AM on 01/31/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Sonya Arrington started Mothers Against Teen Violence, a non-profit organization that raises awareness about teen violence, after her son was killed...

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TheGrio's 100: Tarell Alvin McCraney, playwright and actor addresses homosexuality, family dynamics in his plays

By Keosha Johnson

2:52 AM on 01/31/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Playwright and actor Tarell Alvin McCraney is catching the attention of the theater world with a trilogy of plays that explore homosexuality and family...

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TheGrio's 100: Tiya Miles, bringing Cherokee and African-American history to the forefront

By Keosha Johnson

2:51 AM on 01/31/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Tiya Miles, Ph.D., has devoted her life to studying the literature, culture and history of African and Native Americans in the past and present...

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TheGrio's 100: Chris Broussard, ESPN sports analyst knows the ins and outs of the NBA

By Keosha Johnson

2:51 AM on 01/31/2012

theGRIOs 100 - Chris Broussard who has gained significant success as an ESPN sports analyst who mainly covers the NBA.

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TheGrio's 100: Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks, founders of Black Girls Run!

By Keosha Johnson

2:50 AM on 01/31/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks are the founders of Black Girls Run!, a website that provides tips and resources for black female runners of all levels...

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TheGrio's 100: Nitty Scott, up-and-coming female MC

By Keosha Johnson

2:48 AM on 01/31/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Twenty-one-year-old rapper Nitty Scott became an overnight sensation when she made her national debut during the "BET Hip Hop Awards" cypher last year...

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