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Taylor Swift Travels Through Time During ‘Eras Tour’

Taylor Swift travels through time during opening night of the ‘Eras Tour’ By Ali Rosenbloom Baby, let the games begin. Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” kicked off on Friday night in Glendale, Arizona during a three-hour show that ran through hits from every era of the Grammy-winner’s 17-year career. “Swifties,” as her fans are known, descended upon the city in full Swift-inspired costumes…

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Quinta Brunson named 2023 Commencement speaker

Quinta Brunson named 2023 Commencement speaker Philadelphia native Quinta Brunson will deliver the keynote address at the 2023 Penn GSE Commencement ceremony. The Emmy award-winning actress/writer/producer/comedian is known for her hit ABC comedy Abbott Elementary, which she created, executive produces, and stars in. The series takes place in a fictional Philadelphia public elementary school and highlights the challenges and joys of…

SZA Is Woman Of The Year At Billboard Women In Music

SZA Shines As Woman Of The Year At 2023 Billboard Women In Music By DeMicia Inman Billboard kicked off Women’s History Month with its annual Women In Music event on Wednesday night (March 1) at the YouTube Theater at Hollywood Park in Los Angeles. The entire ceremony, hosted by Quinta Brunson, spotlighted the accomplishments of women in various fields excelling in the music industry. VIBE…

How Latina Entrepreneur Launched Multi-Million Business

How Latina Entrepreneur Corina Burton Once Failed, Then Launched A Multi-Million Business By Christine Michel Carter As of January 2023, fewer women were still in the labor force than in February 2020. Single mothers continue to be the subsegment of this group most likely to be unemployed, and it is directly related to childcare. Specifically, the employment rate fell from 84% among single mothers who…

ESSENCE Honors Black Women in Hollywood

ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood To Honor Sheryl Lee Ralph, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Danielle Deadwyler, Tara Duncan, And Dominique Thorne By Rivea Ruff ESSENCE will once again honor Black women who are groundbreakers and pioneers in the film and television industry at our 16th annual Black Women in Hollywood luncheon. This year’s event will highlight the contributions and accomplishments of actresses Sheryl Lee Ralph,…

5 Women Using Science to Help Save the Planet

Meet 5 women who are using science to help save the planet International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on 11 February, recognizes the often overlooked contributions of women scientists. Research shows that despite a shortage of skills in most technological areas, gender disparity still exists in the field. Women make up less than a third of the workforce across science,…

Why Everyone Wins With More Women In Leadership

Why Everyone Wins With More Women In Leadership By Solomon Amar The future is female. Research shows that companies with more women on their boards outperform those without by a significant margin, and organizations with greater gender diversity among senior leaders are more profitable. Yet despite significant progress, the proportion of women in senior management roles globally grew to 32% in 2022—the highest number…