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Nigerian Female Professor Francisca Okeke Wins $100,000 Prize

A Nigerian female scientist has bagged a prize of $100,000 as one of the winners of the 2013 L’Oréal-UNESCO Awards in Physical Sciences. Professor Francisca Okeke, the first female Head of Department, University of Nigeria Nsukka won the 2013 Laureate Award for her significant contributions “to the understanding of daily variations of the ion currents [...]

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Carol’s Daughter Yanks Market Share From White-Owned Hair Care Companies

Major hair companies, Revlon, Proctor & Gamble, Pantene, and L’Oreal have seen declined sales since 2009 because of lack of diversity in their hair products. As the world is becoming more diverse (just Thursday a study declared whites are no longer the majority), so are the hair needs for women of color. If needs are [...]