A Powerful Poet, Cleo Wade, shares how she stays inspired and informed. If you want to know why Cleo Wade has become the poet of her generation, look no further than Instagram. Her 350,000-plus followers eagerly post shots of her affirmational poems with captions like “Positive vibes only” or the prayer hand and heart emojis. In fact, it’s nearly impossible to…
Tarana Burke has dedicated more than two decades of her life to social justice and laying the groundwork for what would eventually become the viral #MeToo Movement. Tarana Burke shared her story of how the movement came to be and clarified common misconceptions about it during the Women’s Empowerment Keynote Address in Fulton Chapel on March 20th, 2018. She said…
“It’s important to me that I use my platform and my voice to help break the stigma that you have to be a math or engineering wiz to be interested in technology and code.” – Karlie Kloss. At 25 years old, Karlie Kloss — the current face of brands including Adidas, Express, L’Oréal Paris and Swarovski — is a veteran model, make…
MEET MELISSA HARVILLE-LEBRON: THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO OWN A NASCAR TEAM. Melissa Harville-Lebron never imagined that her entrepreneurial pursuits and ambitions would lead her to make history as the first African American woman to solely own a race team licensed by NASCAR. Black girls rock! In addition to granting opportunities to people of color, Harville-Lebron wishes to see more…
Sana Akibu (aka Sana Kibz) is a model, TV Star, Fashion & Lifestyle influencer and beauty content creator in New York City specializing in natural skincare. Sana has held positions in many areas of the beauty industry and has worked with BET, Maybelline, Seventeen Magazine, Macys, Refinary29, and many others. She currently operates a natural skincare line, and stars in WEtv‘s new…
A moment of awe: a captivated Little Girl of Michelle Obama’s portrait goes viral, and the reasons why will most certainly surprise you. Parker Curry, age 2, was not being cooperative. Standing in front of the new painting of former first lady Michelle Obama at the National Portrait Gallery, Parker ignored her mother’s pleas to turn around for a photo.…
The time is now, and in recognition of International Women’s Day 2018, the official day to commemorate the achievements and dedication of women around the world. On women’s month, we want to bring light to the improvements in women’s tangible rights and their overall advancement in society. Now, more than ever, there’s a strong call-to-action to press forward and progress…
For the first time since 2002, Gisele Bundchen is not the world’s highest-earning model. Kendall Jenner, 22, steals the top spot with a whopping $22 million year. Together, the world’s 10 highest-paid models banked a cumulative $109.5 million between June 1, 2016, and June 1, 2017, before taxes and fees. Earnings are based on income from cosmetics, fragrance and other…
From 17-year-old standout to a champion at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, Chloe Kim finished the women’s halfpipe gold not only with a near-perfect score of 98.25, but also with a gold medal for her country. Journalists from all around the world wanted to speak to the new Olympic champion. She ran the gauntlet of TV interviews and negotiated the maze of…
Why do I abandon working at Amazon, as a Marketing Manager to spend five years working in an Unpaid Internship. In 2012-2017, I spent 5 years from architecture to internet marketing, from ad agency to an unpaid intern to product marketing manager at Amazon, where I learned a story of the opposite direction. 2017年是我来美国的10年， 也是自己自我沉淀和转型的一年。 2012-2017年，我用了5年，从建筑转专业到互联网营销，从广告公司Unpaid intern（无薪水实习生）奋斗到亚马逊产品营销经理，演绎了一个学渣逆袭的故事。 2017年，用了5天决定从亚马逊辞职，一切归零，去做我热血了5年的创业事业。 刚出来的那周就有不少小伙伴们，私信说很期待我的“辞职文”，那几周心里和脑子都很乱。特别清楚的记得辞职后最后几天，开始轮流和公司的同事、大佬喝咖啡，许多人替我可惜，说我是“leave money…