Black women throughout history have faced roadblocks, racial injustices and a flurry of “no’s” when it comes to rising through the ranks in any field in America. But as Alice Walker said, you can't keep a good woman (or women, in this case) down. And that's why it is more tha...
She co-founded the production company Freckle Films, which is committed to creating opportunities for women in the film industry. With a career that spans over two decades, Jessica Chastain remains a formidable force in Hollywood, continually pushing boundaries and inspiring others with her talent ...
14. Paul Andrew: A Visionary in Contemporary Fashion Paul Andrew, son of Queen Elizabeth II’s upholsterer, emerged as a fashion powerhouse after honing his craft alongside Calvin Klein and Alexander McQueen. In 2013, he unveiled his eponymous luxury women’s shoe line, garnering critical acclaim...
Freeland also committed to invest up to $30 billion over five years in early learning and child care, which the pandemic exposed as a gaping deficit in the country’s social infrastructure (and one that women were largely left to fill). In five years, as a means of bringing more women ...
Colonial past is embedded in the Black Women Writings that include their political discourses, humour, poetry, music, storytelling, and other common sense ways of passing on both a narrative of history and an attitude about history. When conveying community narratives of history to future ...
After he brought BABYMETAL together and later helped them strike on their own, producer Key Kobayashi (aka Kobametal) created the mythology of the Fox God, the deity that assembled the three women of BABYMETAL and imbued them with musical powers to fight those "power idols" who would suppress...
While the MRMET is not the first race/ethnicity-conscious alternative to the RMET—prior efforts produced Black (Handley et al., 2019) and Asian (Adams et al., 2010) versions of the RMET—we believe it is the first non-racially homogeneous version; the first version to receive direct, ...
Nigeria-born Adejoké is a trailblazer. This year she became the first Black woman to gain a Michelin star in the UK, for Chishuru, which is Nigerian-Ghanaian-global. Her restaurant is a fitting exemplar of this diverse, dynamic city. She is a proud bearer of her country’s and her c...
Meghan Markle has become a symbol of resilience for many silenced women. Specifically speaking, for women of colour and, even more specifically, mixed-race and black women. Her experience within the royal family resonated with those who have had to navigate historically white, elitist institutions ...
She has done a great job of using her voice at important moments, speaking up for the Black Lives Matter movement and opposing anti-LGBT+ laws in her home state of Florida. She is one of the best public speakers I’ve ever seen. It was a privilege to be in the stands this year to...