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Acclaimed television star Kerry Washington has firmly rejected widespread speculation about an alleged romantic relationship ...

The sound of roaring engines is not just a familiar hum; it is the heartbeat of a lifelong dream. "You know, when I got into this career, I didn't think about doing it to be a role model. I wanted, ...

As we come to the final day of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting seven changemakers making waves in STEM and ...

While she will be regarded as a great public servant to her constituents and the community, her greatest achievement was her role as wife, mother and Christian. Her death is a loss to Utah, but also ...

Women's History Month highlights pioneering Black women creating change through leadership, journalism, healthcare advocacy, ...

You might have heard the saying, "Bloom where you're planted!" This phrase truly reflects the life of the first African ...

Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, March 20, and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in world sports. COSTA ...

Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), becoming the first woman and the first African to lead the organisation in its 131-year history. She ...

On Thursday, Kirsty Coventry, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and Zimbabwe’s current minister of sports became the first woman and the first African to be elected ... she retired from professional ...

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece (AP) — Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job ...

Kirsty Coventry says she has “learned the best lessons by failing” and the Zimbabwean swimming great’s mantra appears to have served her well after she became the first woman and African to ...