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When teenager Touria Chaoui became the first female pilot in Morocco and the Arab world in 1952, newspapers across the world reported the event. Women’s organizations congratulated her. She captured...

Nora Langdon may be nearing her 80s but she is just blowing our minds and proving that age is just a number. At 78 years old, the Michigan resident is...

For so many years, the agriculture sector has been the mainstay of Africa’s economy until it was recently overtaken by the services sector. Many development analysts have said agriculture is...

“Art is all I’ve ever known” are the words of the new record holder for the world’s largest drawing by an individual. Dyymond Whipper-Young’s artwork covers 6,507 square feet, beating...

In a series of historic appointments under the Biden Administration, the U.S. Park Police (USPP) has appointed Pamela A. Smith to take command of the oldest federal law enforcement agency...

A North Carolina woman who won a massive $188 million Powerball jackpot lottery in 2015 is being sued by her currently incarcerated ex-fiancé for allegedly giving away gifts and other property she bought for...

Claudia Gordon was eight years old in rural Jamaica when she suddenly developed severe pain in her middle ears. Her aunt, Mildred Taylor, took her to a small clinic but...

Entrepreneurial, innovative, and faithful are among adjectives that describe Ceata Lash, the founder and inventor of the PuffCuff. Lash in 2013 launched PuffCuff, a user-friendly hair clamp and unisex styling tool...

Lisa Forrest has made history as the newest Battalion Chief to be promoted in the Philadelphia Fire Department. She is the first African American woman to ever occupy this position....

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has elected its first Black President in its 101-year history. Deborah Archer, a clinal law professor at New York University School of Law, was...

There is nothing more rewarding and inspiring than to see women of color set new standards and trends through entrepreneurship. African American women were among the fastest-growing groups launching and...

Just about the time her state was about legalizing the commercialization of marijuana, Hope Wiseman quit her career as an investment banker to venture into cannabis cultivation, making her the...