Amy Poehler and Tina Fey have also created television characters with such geeky qualities, it should inspire every young lady in America to follow suit. These women could outsmart their male counterparts any day of the week, even if sometimes they out-awkward them as well. Most divisive: Liz...
She received the Woman of Courage Award from the National Organization for Women in 2006, testament to her impact beyond music. Known for her poetic lyrics and distinctive rhythmic guitar playing, Ani DiFranco has carved herself a niche as a unique voice in music and has become an icon for ...
In 1993, she became the first Hispanic American woman to go to space, just a handful of years after the first Hispanic man, Rodolfo Neri, flew into orbit. The NASA astronaut is of Mexican descent, and she's an advocate for women in STEM. “I think we need all the best and ...
White, black, and Latino members of his religious movement wanted to found a utopia of racial harmony and equality rooted in communism, but Jones’ egomania and paranoia grew, as did his dependency on pills. Jones staged faith healings, consolidated his power within only a small circle of tr...
Alongside those more established names are a slew of rising figures in the worlds of film, politics, and literature, telling importantLatinxandAfro-Latinostories and championing diversity in gender, sexuality, and ethnicity. Ahead, a look at just a few of the badassLatina and Hispanicwomen who ...
000 with Universal Music Latino to release his Spanish albums and Interscope to release English albums. In 2010, he parted with Interscope and signed with another Universal Music Group label, Universal Republic. Iglesias has sold over 100 million units worldwide, making him one of the best ...
In 1907 her family moved to Washington, D.C., seeking relief from the racial violence in the South. Thomas was a creative child who always had an interest in art. As a girl, Thomas dreamed of being an architect and building bridges but there were few women architects a century ago. ...
75 are men and 25 are women – clearly not an even split. 57 are American (including 9 African Americans and one Latino), 31 come from Britain and Ireland, and 12 from other English-speaking regions or countries (Caribbean, Canada, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand). 15 are polit...
the best selling non-Latino artist in Latin America. Six of his albums are among the top 100 biggest-selling albums in the United Kingdom, and in 2006 he entered the Guinness Book of World Records for selling 1.6 million tickets of his Close Encounters Tour in a single day. He has also...
In July 2007, The Hollywood Reporter ranked Hayek fourth in the Latino Power 50 – a list of Hollywood’s most powerful members of the Latin community. Salma Hayek is one of the most beautiful celebrities with brown hair. Her luscious locks and dark brown hue have made her a style icon....