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When Jen Schlegel, founder of Beenabled and 119, began 2Gether International’s accelerator program, she experienced a sense of relief. “Nobody in my cohort was sitting around and spending their time trying to explain to anybody else why disability matters, or why accessibility matters or why someone should listen to why
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has yet again hinted that she intends to run for governor of Georgia. She confirmed her plans while speaking at the Leading Women Defined Summit on Thursday. Bottoms, who served as mayor of Atlanta from 2018 to 2022, said in a statement following her
Former U.S. President Barack Obama called out a double standard, suggesting that if he had done what President Donald Trump has in his first few months in office, the public outrage would be loud and swift. “Imagine if I had done any of this,” Obama said on Thursday during an
Former Vice President Kamala Harris spoke out for the first time publicly against President Donald Trump and his first few months in office on Thursday at the Leading Women Defined Summit in California. Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee who lost to Trump in the 2024 election last November, briefly addressed
With spring comes fresh-cut grass and new blossoms both in nature and on our screens. The spring TV and film lineup is as fresh as ever. Blockbusters like “Wicked” starring Cynthia Erivo, and “One of Them Days,” starring Keke Palmer and SZA, are finally streaming on Peacock and Netflix, respectively.
Michelle Obama is one half of an epic couple. But before she was the wife of the first Black President of the United States, the former First Lady had to take a chance on good ole Barry. Speaking on the latest episode of the podcast she hosts with her brother,
Rihanna is accustomed to defying convention. The nine-time Grammy winner has turned her wide-ranging string of hits, including “Umbrella” and “Work,” into a business empire worth an estimated $1.4 billion, placing her high on last year’s Forbes list of the richest “self-made” American women. The Barbados native stunned entertainment’s biggest stage with a
The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday sent a memo to states receiving Title I funding threatening to withhold federal money from any public schools that do not eliminate all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The move is an escalation by the Trump administration in an effort to force
JuJu Watkins, the sensational sophomore who led Southern California to its best season in nearly 40 years, was honored Thursday as The Associated Press women’s college basketball Player of the Year. Watkins, whose Trojans won the Big Ten regular-season title for its first conference crown in 31 years, received 29 votes from
Pinky Cole made a big announcement this week that initially left many of her fans worried, only for them to let out a sigh of relief with a round of applause. The 37-year-old entrepreneur posted to Instagram after a long period of silence on the platform that she’d gone through
When Jen Schlegel, founder of Beenabled and 119, began 2Gether International’s accelerator program, she experienced a sense of relief. “Nobody in my cohort was sitting around and spending their time trying to explain to anybody else why disability matters, or why accessibility matters or why someone should listen to why
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has yet again hinted that she intends to run for governor of Georgia. She confirmed her plans while speaking at the Leading Women Defined Summit on Thursday. Bottoms, who served as mayor of Atlanta from 2018 to 2022, said in a statement following her
Former U.S. President Barack Obama called out a double standard, suggesting that if he had done what President Donald Trump has in his first few months in office, the public outrage would be loud and swift. “Imagine if I had done any of this,” Obama said on Thursday during an
Former Vice President Kamala Harris spoke out for the first time publicly against President Donald Trump and his first few months in office on Thursday at the Leading Women Defined Summit in California. Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee who lost to Trump in the 2024 election last November, briefly addressed
With spring comes fresh-cut grass and new blossoms both in nature and on our screens. The spring TV and film lineup is as fresh as ever. Blockbusters like “Wicked” starring Cynthia Erivo, and “One of Them Days,” starring Keke Palmer and SZA, are finally streaming on Peacock and Netflix, respectively.
Michelle Obama is one half of an epic couple. But before she was the wife of the first Black President of the United States, the former First Lady had to take a chance on good ole Barry. Speaking on the latest episode of the podcast she hosts with her brother,
Rihanna is accustomed to defying convention. The nine-time Grammy winner has turned her wide-ranging string of hits, including “Umbrella” and “Work,” into a business empire worth an estimated $1.4 billion, placing her high on last year’s Forbes list of the richest “self-made” American women. The Barbados native stunned entertainment’s biggest stage with a
The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday sent a memo to states receiving Title I funding threatening to withhold federal money from any public schools that do not eliminate all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The move is an escalation by the Trump administration in an effort to force
JuJu Watkins, the sensational sophomore who led Southern California to its best season in nearly 40 years, was honored Thursday as The Associated Press women’s college basketball Player of the Year. Watkins, whose Trojans won the Big Ten regular-season title for its first conference crown in 31 years, received 29 votes from
Pinky Cole made a big announcement this week that initially left many of her fans worried, only for them to let out a sigh of relief with a round of applause. The 37-year-old entrepreneur posted to Instagram after a long period of silence on the platform that she’d gone through