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Women of Value
How Raven White went from working at the CIA to owning a leading luxury event planning firm
Raven White is a luxury event entrepreneur and CEO of The Envision Firm, which delivers exceptional and exclusive experiences in the form of events and lifestyle management. Prior to venturing into the luxury bespoke event and lifestyle industries, she worked with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 2005 until 2015. At the CIA, she worked…
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Ghanaian-Scottish Lesley Lokko now first African woman awarded the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture
Lesley Lokko has become the first woman of African descent to win the top award of the Royal...
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Here are the African women who made Forbes 50 Over 50: Europe, Middle East and Africa 2024 list
U.S. financial magazine Forbes has released its third annual 50 Over 50 honoring women who...
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Parker sworn in as Philly’s 1st female mayor: I was a child who most people thought would never succeed
Cherelle Parker is a former state lawmaker and City Council member who was recently inaugurated...
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Here is why Harvard’s first Black president Claudine Gay resigned after just six months on the job
In 2023, Claudine Gay was announced as the 30th President of Harvard University, making her the first Black person and the second woman to lead the Ivy League school in its 388-year history. She replaced...
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Wangari Maathai’s daughter Wanjira, others make BBC 100 Women List 2023
The BBC has released a list of influential and inspiring women for the year 2023. The women were selected from across the world and they cut across various fields and professions/trade. Prominent among...
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Trailblazer Adrienne Nelson is the first Black woman to become a federal judge in Oregon
Meet Adrienne Nelson; she is a veteran jurist and the first Black woman jurist in Oregon to become a federal judge. Before her elevation, she was the first Black woman to sit on the Oregon Supreme Court....
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Meet the car battery genius making waves in the automobile industry
When it comes to making career swaps, many often hesitate and hold back, often due to the fear of uncertainties. However, after 30 years of dedicated service at General Motors (GM), Denise Gray made a...
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Meet the dentist who transformed Cardi B’s career with a dental makeover
Meet Dr. Catrise Austin, the Celebrity Cosmetic Dentist and Branding Coach credited for fixing the smiles of top celebrity artists like Cardi B, DJ Khalid, Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliot, and Toni Braxton,...
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This entrepreneur is blending technology and art to champion the tech world
Tobi Alaji grew up as an artist who loved designing and creating new things. Today, she has merged her love for art and skill in software development to build the tech empire, ‘TECHTEE’ which...
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Meet the first Black woman CEO to head up an NBA team
CEO of the Dallas Mavericks, Cynthia “Cyn” Marshall, was hired by owner, Mark Cuban, in 2018 and has recently earned the title of the first Black female CEO to ever lead an NBA team. Marshall...
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How a childhood skin and hair problem inspired Psychella Terry to build a successful cosmetic empire
Psychella Terry is the CEO of UI Global Brand, Urban Hydration, which she co-founded with her husband and business partner, Vontoba Terry Sr. She describes herself as the Beauty Boss and Beauty Queen....
