BY SARAH POLUS, The Hill
Former first lady Michelle Obama shared a look into her past while celebrating the class of 2021 on Instagram Tuesday. Obama posted a throwback photo from one of her previous graduations, in which she’s wearing a traditional graduation hat and robe. Continue reading Michelle Obama congratulates 2021 graduates with throwback photo
By Christian Spencer, The Hill
Layshia Clarendon, former shooting guard for the New York Liberty, is returning to the league with the Minnesota Lynx as the league’s first openly trans and nonbinary player, Star-Tribune reported. Continue reading WNBA’s first trans player signs with new team
Dr. Jennifer Ashton’s anxiety attacks started to happen after she had a severe allergic reaction to a food. “I had a couple of episodes where I thought mistakenly that I had eaten that same food that I was allergic to,” said Ashton, ABC News’ chief medical correspondent and a board-certified OBGYN. Continue reading Dr. Jennifer Ashton opens up about what it’s like to live with anxiety
By Anagha Srikanth, The Hill
Not to be outdone by their U.S. relatives, “The Bachelorette Australia” cast Brooke Blurton, the first openly LGBTQ and Indigenous lead in franchise history, for the upcoming season of the reality dating show. Continue reading Meet the first LGBTQ lead of a Bachelor franchise
Lady Gaga’s album Born This Way celebrated its 10th anniversary on Sunday, and to mark the occasion, the City of West Hollywood officially declared May 23 “Born This Way Day.” Gaga was also awarded the key to the city by West Hollywood Mayor Lindsey P. Horvath. “Thank you for encouraging us to love ourselves and be proud,” Horvath told Gaga. Continue reading Lady Gaga Awarded Key to West Hollywood as Mayor Declares “Born This Way Day”
Recently, the Ms. Foundation for Women, the nation’s first and oldest women’s foundation, hosted The 33rd Gloria Awards: A Salute to Women of Vision, which paid tribute to the remarkable achievements of those whose courage and leadership move our society toward a more just and inclusive world, and raised funds that will help support women-led nonprofits and community organizations in the nation’s most impacted communities.
By Elizabeth Blair, NPR
Demi Lovato, two-time Grammy nominee and former Disney star, has come out as nonbinary. In the first episode of their new podcast 4D, Lovato says, “Over the past year and a half, I’ve been doing some healing and self-reflective work. And through this work, I’ve had the revelation that I identify as nonbinary. With that said, I’ll be officially changing my pronouns to they/them.” Continue reading Demi Lovato Comes Out As Nonbinary
By Maiysha Kai, The Root
Naomi Campbell’s career has spanned over three decades and brought the supermodel, activist and philanthropist worldwide acclaim, starring on countless magazine covers and counting world leaders like Mandela among her personal mentors. Continue reading Naomi Campbell Announces a ‘Beautiful Little Blessing’ as the Supermodel Starts Her Journey Into Motherhood
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Vanessa Bryant is thanking daughter Natalia for the lengths she traveled to pay tribute to dad Kobe Bryant over the weekend. Continue reading Vanessa Bryant Explains Why Daughter Natalia Didn’t Attend Kobe Bryant’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Have you heard about WBENC’s weekly virtual event in June that’s focused on the future? Every Tuesday starting on the 8th, this series is bringing together America’s Top Corporations for Women’s Business Enterprises and WBE Stars to help women business owners like me achieve a successful and sustainable future. Come network with me!
See the full event schedule, session details, and pricing information at wbenc.org/june2021
