Grio Awards

The Grio Awards are annual national awards bestowed in a number of categories by The Grio (theGrio.com), an American news website geared toward African Americans.[1] The Grio is a division of the MSNBC cable channel.[2] Begun in 2010, the Grio's 100 list of "History Makers in the Making" honors those who are shaping American's future today; its award winners are selected not only from the African American community, but also form all sections of America.[3]

Grio Award

The ten award categories are Business, Health, Education, Science & the Environment, Media, Pop Culture, Arts & Culture, Service & Activism, Politics and Sports, and ten people are selected from each category.[4] To make the Grio 100 list, winners must display a large-scale impact on all of America, and their work must be ongoing. The editorial team at theGrio.com, after consulting contributors and experts, decides the final outcome of the awards.[4] The top 100 change every year.

Grio Awards 2013

Dr. Charles Crutchfield III, 2013 winner
Neil deGrasse Tyson, 2013 winner
Peter Ramsey, 2013 winner
Gabby Douglas, 2013 winner
Elle Varner, 2013 winner
Lee Saunders, 2013 winner
Jackie Lacey, 2013 winner
Isis King, 2013 winner

Grio Awards 2012

Jon 'Bones' Jones, 2012 winner
Octavia Spencer, 2012 winner
Maya Rudolph, 2012 winner
Cheryl Mills, 2012 winner
Kevin Hart, 2012 winner
Van Jones, 2012 winner
Patrick Gaspard, 2012 winner
MC Hammer, 2012 winner

Grio Awards 2011

Tim Scott, 2011 winner
Wyatt Cenac, 2011 winner
Kenneth Frazier, 2011 winner
Nicki Minaj, 2011 winner
Edwidge Dantiact, 2011 winner

Grio Awards 2010

Jay-Z, 2010 winner
Regina Benjamin, 2010 winner
Artur Davis, 2010 winner
Beyonce, 2010 winner
Malcolm Gladwell, 2010 winner
Tyra Banks, 2010 winner

References

  1. Kee, Tameka. "Can NBCU's TheGrio.com Succeed Where RushmoreDrive.com Failed?". CBS News. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  2. "The Grio Website". CSPAN. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  3. "TheGrio's 100". TheGrio. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Introducing theGrio's 100 class of 2012: America's best". TheGrio. Retrieved 24 October 2013.

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