by Simone Rixey | Feb 28, 2018 | Culture
Dr. Ruth Simmons was the first African American Ivy League President, having served as the 18th president of Brown University. Simmons is currently the President of Historically Black University, Prairie View A & M University. Simmons was the first in her...
by Simone Rixey | Feb 26, 2018 | Culture
Rosalind Brewer is an American businesswoman who is the COO of Starbucks and the former President and CEO of Sam’s Club, a division of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Brewer is the first woman and the first African-American to fill the role of CEO at one of Wal-Mart...
by womenex | Feb 22, 2018 | Culture
Loretta Lynch is an American attorney who served as the 83rd Attorney General of the United States. She was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2015 making her the first African-American woman and the second African-American to hold the position. Lunch has held the...
by womenex | Feb 20, 2018 | Culture
Karen Bass is an American Democratic Politician who represents California’s 37th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Bass represented Speaker of the California State Assembly from 2008–2010 and was the second woman and third...
by Simone Rixey | Feb 19, 2018 | Culture
Michelle Obama is wife of former President Barack Obama. Prior to being the U.S. First Lady, she was a lawyer, Chicago city administrator, and a community-outreach worker. The Princeton University and Harvard University graduate focused her attention on social issues...
