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]
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
- Charles E. Crutchfield III, M.D., Dermatologist
- Amar'e Stoudemire, Professional Basketball Player
- Terrie M. Williams, Advocate for mental health awareness
- Carolyn McCaskill, Sign Language Advocate
- Anthony McGill and Demarre McGill, Classical Musicians
- Terrence J., TV Personality
- Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, Comedy Duo
- Drs. Vincent and Vance Moss, Twin Surgeons
- Peter Ramsey, Film Director
- Quvenzhané Wallis, Actress
- Will Packer, Film Producer
- Franchesca Ramsey, Designer, Blogger, and Comedian
- Rick Kittles, Scientific Director of African Ancestry, Inc.
- Ava DuVernay, Film Director
- Kerry Washington, Actress
- Nick Cave, Contemporary Artist
- Claressa Shields, Olympic Boxer
- Dr. Nadine Gracia, Director of the Office of Minority Health
- Gabby Douglas, Olympic Gymnast
- Ty Hunter, Beyoncé's stylist
- Arian Foster, NFL Player
- Keija Minor, Editor-in-Chief of Condé Nast Magazine
- Dr. Robert J. Gore, Doctor and Violence Prevention Advocate
- Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist
- Ken Williams, General Manager of the Chicago White Sox
- Tripoli Patterson, Champion Surfer
- Dr. Naeemah Ghafur, Family Medicine Physician
- Judy Smith, Inspiration behind the hit show 'Scandal'
- Dr. Kafui Dzirasa, Mental Health Research Healer
- Solange Knowles, Singer
- Rob Nabors, Director of Legislative Affairs at the White House
- Walter Kimbrough, President of Dillard University
- Dr. Marilyn Hughes Gaston and Dr. Gayle K. Porter, Promoters of health among midlife women
- Kendrick Lamar, Hip-Hop Artist
- Gary Clark, Jr., Blues Artist
- Elle Varner, R&B Artist
- Antron Brown, Drag Racer
- Wendy Williams, Daytime TV Personality
- Taylor Townsend, Tennis Player
- Benjamin Crump, Legal Hand for victims
- Madu Eneli, Teen Author
- Drs. James K. Aikins, Jr. and Charletta A. Ayers, Co-Founders of International HealthCare Volunteers, Inc.
- Ken Strickland, NBC's Washington DC Bureau Chief
- Jabari Parker, Basketball Player
- Nina Turner, Ohio State Senator
- Brendon Ayanbadejo, Super Bowl winning LGBT advocate
- Susan Rice, United States National Security Advisor
- Robert Griffin III, NFL Player
- Lia Neal, Olympic Swimmer
- RZA, Wu-Tang Clan member
- Wanda Butts, Founder of the Josh Project
- Rodney Stearns, iPhone app developer
- Aprille Ericsson, Engineer
- Shaun Evans, Owner of OMBO Apps
- Ibranhim Abdul-Matin, Author of 'Green Deen: What Islam Teaches About Protecting The Planet'
- Kat Calvin, Founder of 'Black Girls Hack'
- Lee Saunders, President of the nation's largest labor union
- Laura Smalls, Fashion Designer
- William Barber, Civil Rights Leader
- Svante Myrick, Mayor of Ithica, New York
- Kiante Young, Entrepreneur
- Nzinga Knight, Designer
- Anthony Foxx, Mayor of Charlotte, NC
- Amos Winbush III, Musician and Tech Entrepreneur
- Dinaw Mengestu, Novelist
- Randal Pinkett, Apprentice' Winner
- Dambisa Moyo, Economist
- Vera Moore, Soap Opera Star and Makeup Guru
- Salaam Coleman Smith, President of NBC Universal's Style network
- Mellody Hobson, Leader of Ariel Investments
- Earl Phalen, CEO and Founder of Phalen Leadership Academies and Summer Advantage USA
- Oscar L. Harris, Businessman and Architect
- Farrah Gray, Book Publisher
- Sabrina Lamb, Author and Media Commentator
- Dylan C. Penningroth, History Professor
- Susan E. Chapman, SVP of Global Real Estate and Workplace Enablement for American Express
- Dorian Warren, Columbia University Scholar-Activist
- Tommie Lindsey, Teacher
- Tambay Obenson, Film Fanatic
- Brittney Exline, Ivy League Prodigy
- Dean Baquet, Managing Editor of the Times
- Chadwick Boseman, Actor
- Steven Horsford, Nevada Congressman
- Mario Armstrong, Co-Founder of Urban Videogame Academy
- Emi Kolawole, Washington Post Blogger
- Michael Strahan, Former NFL Player
- Stefanie Brown, National African American Vote Director
- Gregory Lowe, CEO of Lowekey Media
- Barbara R. Arwine, Executive Director of Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights under Law
- Jackie Lacey, Los Angeles County District Attorney
- Brittney Griner, Basketball Player
- Swizz Beatz, Hip-Hop Producer
- Beverly Bond, Founder of Black Girls Rock, Inc.
- Valeisha Butterfield Jones, Chair of the Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network
- Nerfertiti Martin and Emily Carpenter, Gender Equality Youth Activists
- Isis King, Transgender Activist
- Robin Roberts, Co-Host, 'Good Morning America'
- Kelvin Doe, Teen Innovator
- Karen Lewis, President, Chicago Teachers Union
- Suzanne Shank, President and CEO, Siebert Brandford and Shank
Grio Awards 2012
- C.J. Senter, Child Fitness Instructor
- Jon 'Bones' Jones, youngest UFC Light Heavyweight Champion in history
- Ibtihaj Muhammad, Fencer
- Justus Williams, youngest black chess master
- Chris Broussard, ESPN sports analyst
- Yvette Clarke, Representative for New York
- Kevin Clash, Puppeteer and voice actor
- Ryan Speedo Green, Opera singer
- Angela Benton, Founder of Black Web 2.0
- Octavia Spencer, Actress
- Valerie Montgomery Rice, Dean of Morehouse School of Medicine
- Melissa Harris-Perry, Author and Political Commentator
- Maya Rudolph, Actress
- Elisabeth Omilami, Actress and Human Rights Activist
- Sonya Arrington, Founder of Mothers Against Teen Violence
- Marcia Anderson, First black woman to hold major general rank in the U.S. Army
- Janet Mock, Transgender rights advocate
- Frederica Wilson, Representative for Florida
- Radcliffe Bailey, Artist
- Mara Brock Akil, Creator of 'Girlfriends' and 'The Game'
- Chuck Baker, Founder of FileBlaze
- Maimah Karmo, Breast Cancer Awareness Advocate
- George Andrews, Founder and CEO of Capitol City Bank & Trust
- Alonzo Washington, Comic Book Artist
- Andrew 'Bo' Young, III, Civil Rights Leader
- Cheryl Mills, Counselor and Chief of Staff, Department of State
- Nicole Lyons, Car Builder and Drag Racer
- Anthony Robles, NCAA wrestling champion
- Nigel Sylvester, Professional BMX rider
- Deanna Sutton, Founder of Clutch magazine
- Chandra Gill, Motivator and Educator
- Jason Taylor (American football), NFL Player
- Cam Newton, NFL Player
- Bryan 'Birdman' Williams, Rapper
- LaNiyah Bailey, Author
- Felecia Hatcher, Co-founder of gourmet ice cream truck line
- Katori Hall, Playwright, journalist, and actress
- Kevin Olusola, Cellist and Beatboxer
- Alvin Brown, First black mayor of Jacksonville
- Jennifer Carroll, Lieutenant Governor of Florida
- Kevin Hart, Actor and Comedian
- Tyrone Curry, School custodian and coach
- Traci Lester, Literacy Advocate
- Tarell Alvin McCraney, playwright and actor
- Tiya Miles, Historian and Professor
- Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks, Founders of Black Girls Run!
- Nitty Scott, MC
- Michael Roberts, Businessman
- Sandra Tucker, Nursing School Dean
- Tia Norfleet, NASCAR driver hopeful
- Bryant Terry, Chef
- T. J. Holmes, News anchor
- Tracee Ellis Ross, Actress
- Van Jones, Social Entrepreneur
- Afam Onyema, Hospital Builder
- John Hunter, Creator of World Peace Games
- Nicholas Cobb, Philanthropist
- Willow Smith, Actress and Musician
- Nnamdi Asomugha, NFL Player
- Torrence Boone, Google Managing Director
- Aton Edwards, Environmental and Social Activist
- Angella Reid, White House Chief Usher
- DeVon Franklin, Movie Executive
- Chazz Darby, Chef
- The Holistic Life Foundation Founders, Yoga instructors
- Garth Fagan, Dance choreographer
- Roblé Ali, Chef
- Yvette Miley, Vice President and Executive Editor of MSNBC
- Leanna Archer, Hair and Body Care CEO
- Anthony Fraiser, Start Up Entrepreneur
- Kevin Lewis, White House Director of black media
- Daniell Washington, Marine Biologist and Activist
- Corvida Raven, Social Media Entrepreneur
- Chinedu Echeruo, Founder of HopStop
- Patrick Gaspard, Executive Director of the Democratic National Committee
- Jeff Henderson, Chef
- Jonathon Prince, Runner and Speaker
- Jermaine Griggs, Music Site Founder
- Frank Ocean, Hip Hop artist
- Korto Momolu, Designer
- MC Hammer, Rapper
- Christopher 'Ludacris' Bridges, Rapper
- Dhani Jones, Former NFL Player
- Jess Moore, Fashionista
- Alie Kabba, Sierra Leonean immigrant activist
- Jana Johnson, Tech Analyst
- LeVar Burton, Actor and Presenter
- Doyle Beneby, President and CEO of CPS Energy
- Andre 'Dr. Dre' Young, Hip Hop Icon
- Ayanna Pressley, First black woman elected to Boston City Council
- Cheryl Pearson-McNeil, Executive at The Nielsen Company
- Carol Jenkins, Media Leader
- Brenda Combs, Founder of 'Finding My Shoes'
Grio Awards 2011
- Che 'RhymeFest' Smith, Hip Hop Artist
- Michael Blake, Obama Black Outreach supporter
- Tim Scott, Senator from South Carolina
- Kasim Reed, Atlanta mayor
- Cedric Richmond, Representative from Louisiana
- Donna Edwards, Representative from Maryland
- Erica Williams, Social Impact strategist
- Keith Ellison, Minnesota Congressman
- Terri Sewell, Alabama Congresswoman
- Wyatt Cenac, Comedian
- Mark Luckie, Digital Media Specialist
- Marve Frazier, Social Media Mogul
- Gabi Gregg, MTV personality
- Tristan Walker, Foursquare's Business Development VP
- Bernal Smith, Publisher of the Tri-State Defender
- Bill Burton, Senior Political Strategist
- Hallerin Hilton Hill, American talk radio host
- Lolis Eric Elie, Writer and Documentary Fimmaker
- Samantha Fennell, Managing Director of Cesanamedia/Out There
- Tamron Hall, National Correspondent for NBC News
- Christina Oliver, Marine Corporal
- Decker Ngongang, Senior Associate at Echoing Green
- Dale Long, Big Brothers Big Sisters Advocate
- Jawanza Colvin, Reverend
- Joshua Williams, Philanthropist
- La'Shanda Holmes, Coast Guard copter pilot
- Larry Camel, Pastor
- Shaun King, Social Media Entrepreneur
- Terrance Roberts, Anti-gang activist
- Tracie Washington, Attorney
- Amiya Alexander, Entrepreneur
- Bernard Beal, Wall Street mogul
- Cheryl Dorsey , President of Echoing Green
- Don Peebles, Real estate king
- Jason Few, Former President of Reliant Energy
- Rosalind Brewer, President and CEO of Sam's Club
- John Rice, Founder of Management Leadership for Tomorrow
- Kenneth Frazier, Merck CEO
- Lisa Price, Founder of Carol's Daughter
- Richard Bennett, President of Fidelis Design & Construction
- Chanel Iman, Victoria's Secret Angel
- Donald Glover, Comedian
- Isaiah Mustafa, Old Spice Pitchman
- J. Cole, Rapper
- Janelle Monáe, Artist
- Jay Pharoah, Actor and Comedian
- Michael Kenneth Williams, Actor
- Nicki Minaj, Hip Hop Artist
- Rihanna, Singer
- Viola Davis, Actress
- Aaron Shirley, Physician and Civil Rights Activist
- Carnell Cooper, Doctor
- Eugene Sawyer, Medical Director
- Hydeia Broadbent, HIV/AIDS activist
- Linda Fondren, Mayoral Candidate in Vicksburg, Mississippi
- Lisa Newman, Surgical Oncologist
- Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States
- Nia Froome, Young Entrepreneur
- Velma Scantlebury, Transplant Surgeon
- Winston Gandy, Doctor and Healthcare Advocate
- Angela Brown, Singer
- Edwidge Danticat, Novelist
- Joshua Bennett, Slam Poet
- Kazen Abdullah, Classical Music Conductor
- Kenny Leon, Theater Director
- Monica Haslip, Art Innovator
- Robert Battle, Choreographer
- Sujari Britt, Cellist
- Tanya Hamilton, Filmmaker
- Troy 'Trombone Shorty' Andrews, NOLA musician
- John Dabiri, Biophysicist
- Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Environmentalist and CEO of Green For All
- Adriane Brown, President and COO for Intellectual Ventures
- André Fenton, Neuroscientist
- Bernard Harris, Astronaut
- Cora Marret, Acting Director of the National Science Foundation
- Donya Douglas, NASA Engineer and Technologist
- Faye Alexander Nelson, President and CEO of Detroit RiverFront Conservancy
- Monique Harden, Environmental Human Rights Advocate
- Njema Frazier, Physicist
- Cullen Jones, Olympic Swimmer
- DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director of the National Football League Players Association
- Jason Heyward, Baseball player
- Kevin Durant, NBA Player
- Kye Allums, NCAA basketball star
- Mariah Stackhouse, Golfer
- Mattie Larson, Team USA gymnast
- Myron Rolle, Rhodes Scholar footballer
- Natalie Randolph, Football coach
- Terry Kennedy, Skateboarder
- Derrell Bradford, Education Reformer
- Rehema Ellis, Reporter
- Courtnay Tyus, Director of Admissions and Marketing for Charter High School
- Dominique Lee, Education Reformer
- Jill Scott R&B star
- John Silvanus Wilson, Jr., President of Morehouse College
- Kittie Weston-Knauer, BMX racer
- Robert Bobb, Detroit Education Official
- Tamica Stubbs, Science Teacher
- Terry Houston, Roosevelt High School Principal
Grio Awards 2010
- Ursula Burns, Chief Executive Officer of Xerox
- Tracy Reese, Fashion Designer
- Jay-Z, Musician, Rap Mogul
- Oprah Winfrey, Media Mogul
- Clarence Otis, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of Darden Restaurants
- Ephren W. Taylor, Chief Executive Officer of City Capital Corporations
- Janice Bryant Howroyd, Entrepreneur
- Ralph Gilles, President and CEO Dodge Brand
- Jamail Larkins, Chief Executive Officer of Ascension Aircraft
- Carla Harris, Managing Director in Global Capital Markets at Morgan Stanley
- Regina Benjamin, U.S. Surgeon General
- Will Allen, Chief Executive Officer of Growing Power
- Otis Brawley, Chief Medical Officer of American Cancer Society
- Kathie-Ann Joseph, Surgeon and Breast Cancer Researcher/Activist
- Lisa Cooper, Professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Helene Gayle, President and CEO of CARE USA
- Seun Adebiyi, Olympic hopeful
- Satira Streeter, Clinical Psychologist
- Treena Livingston Arinzeh, Biomedical engineer
- Risa Lavisso-Mourey, President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Bakari Sellers, Democratic member of South Carolina House of Representatives
- Anthony Woods, Former Democratic candidation for U.S. Congress in California
- Artur Davis, Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives
- Melody Barnes, White House Director of the Domestic Policy Council
- Deval Patrick, Democratic Governor of Massachusetts
- Kamala Harris, District Attorney of San Francisco
- Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General
- Vernon Parker, Republican Mayor of Paradise Valley, Arizona
- Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland
- Kevin Johnson, Mayor of Sacramento
- Beyoncé Knowles, Singer
- Shona Rimes, Executive Producer of “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Private Practice”
- Will.i.am, Co-founder of Black Eyed Peas, musician and producer
- Drake, Rapper
- Chiwetel Ejiofor, Actor
- Gina Prince-Bythewood, Film director
- Charles King, Hollywood agent
- Darius Rucker, Musician and country singer; formerly of Hootie & the Blowfish
- Mary J. Blige, Singer; anti-domestic violence activist
- Mo'Nique, Actress and comedian
- Jason Moran, Jazz musician and music historian
- Kara Walker, artist
- Malcolm Gladwell, Author of “The Tipping Point”
- Bill T. Jones, Dancer and director of Broadway’s “FELA!”
- Wynton Marsalis, Jazz musician
- Lynn Nottage, Pulitzer prize winning playwright
- Kadir Nelson, Children’s book illustrator
- Kehinde Wiley, Painter
- Darin Atwater, Composer/conductor
- Jessica Care Moore, Poet, actor, publisher
- Charles Bolden, NASA Administrator; former space shuttle commander
- Tony Hansberry, The Next Doogie Howser, created a breakthrough surgical stitch
- Derrick Pitts, Chief Astronomer at the Franklin Institute
- Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- James McLurkin, Electrical engineer and robot specialist
- Jerome Ringo, President of the Apollo Alliance
- Beverly Wright, Head of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice
- Robert Bullard, Author and environmentalist
- Shelton Johnson, Park Ranger at Yosemite National Park
- Agnes A. Day, Associate professor of microbiology at Howard University
- Shani Davis, Olympic Speed Skater
- Michael Hill, General Manager of the Florida Marlins baseball team
- James Stewart, Jr., Champion motorcross driver
- Evander Kane, Member of the Atlanta Thrashers NHL team
- LeBron James, Member of the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA team
- Adrian Peterson, Member of the Minnesota Vikings NFL team
- Allyson Felix, Olympic track and field athlete
- Candace Parker, Member of the Los Angeles Sparks WNBA basketball team
- Serena Williams, Professional tennis player
- Cheyenne Woods, Golfer
- Wyclef Jean, Musician and philanthropist
- Craig Watkins, Dallas District Attorney
- Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
- Richard Buery, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Children’s Aid Society in New York
- Alysa Stanton, First female African-American Rabbi
- Majora Carter, Environmental justice advocate
- Shawna Rochelle Kimbrell, First African-American female fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force
- Kari Fulton, National campus campaign coordinator for the Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative
- Yolanda Wimberly, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia
- Joshua DuBois, Minister and Head of the White House Office for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
- Tyra Banks, Model and media entrepreneur
- Tyler Perry, Producer/Director
- Christina Norman, Chief Executive Office of OprahWomensNetwork (OWN)
- Fred Mwangaguhunga, Founder of Meditakeout.com
- Byron Pitts, Correspondent for CBS News’ “60 Minutes”
- Roland Martin, Journalist
- Steve Harvey Radio host, author
- David Drummond, SVP, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer of Google
- Mary Spio, Co-founder of Gen2MEDIA and digital media expert
- Mara Schiavocampo, “NBC Nightly News” digital correspondent
- Teresa King, First female commander at U.S. Army’s Drill Sgt. School
- Freeman A. Hrabowski III, President of University of Maryland; education expert
- Spirit Trickey, Daughter of one of Little Rock 9, Park Ranger at Central High School Visitor’s Center
- Barrington Irving, Pilot; founder of Experience Aviation
- Roland Fryer, Professor of economics at Harvard University
- Omo Moses, Founder and Executive Director of Young Peoples Project
- Shirley Ann Jackson, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Tim King, Founder of Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men in Chicago
- Ashanti Johnson, Assistant Professor of Chemical Oceanography at College of Marine Science in St. Petersburg, FL
- John Jackson, President and CEO of The Schott Foundation for Public Education
References
- ↑ Kee, Tameka. "Can NBCU's TheGrio.com Succeed Where RushmoreDrive.com Failed?". CBS News. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ↑ "The Grio Website". CSPAN. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ↑ "TheGrio's 100". TheGrio. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- 1 2 "Introducing theGrio's 100 class of 2012: America's best". TheGrio. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
External links
- “Introducing theGrio’s 100 class of 2012: America's best” http://thegrio.com/2012/01/31/introducing-thegrios-100-class-of-2012/
- "TheGrio's 100" http://thegrio.com/category/thegrios-100/