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TheGrio's 100: Deanna Sutton, Founder of Clutch magazine

3:34 PM on 02/06/2012

theGRIOs 100 - Deanna Sutton is the founder of Clutch Magazine. Since its online launch, Clutch has experienced exponential growth and has become one of the leading websites for multicultural women ages 18 to 34...

TheGrio's 100: Chandra Gill, using her life experience to empower today's youth

By Keosha Johnson

1:02 PM on 02/06/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Raised in the crime-ridden Woodlawn section of Chicago, Chandra Gill, Ph.D. uses her experiences to encourage youth to get an education through the group she founded, called Blackademically Speaking...

TheGrio's 100: Jason Taylor, NFL player gives back to underserved youth in South Florida

By Keosha Johnson

9:20 AM on 02/05/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Recently retired Miami Dolphins linebacker Jason Taylor is giving back to the community that supported him during his football career...

TheGrio's 100: Cam Newton, NFL rookie and Heisman Trophy winner breaks records

By Keosha Johnson

11:11 PM on 02/04/2012

theGRIOs 100 - Cam Newton is making history in football. He is the third player ever to win the Heisman Trophy and be the first overall pick in the NFL draft within the same year...

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

By Keosha Johnson

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Introducing theGrio's 100 class of 2012: America's best

By theGrio

6:00 AM on 01/31/2012

theGRIO EDITORIAL - We believe it's important celebrate the giants of yesteryear as well as those who are beginning to shape our nation's future today...

Introducing theGrio's 100 class of 2012: America's best

By theGrio

6:00 AM on 01/31/2012

theGRIO EDITORIAL - We believe it's important celebrate the giants of yesteryear as well as those who are beginning to shape our nation's future today...

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...

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...

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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