As Chairman and CEO of Xerox, Ursula Burns is the first African-American woman CEO to head a Fortune 500 company. She is also the first woman to succeed another...

Named the 71st most powerful woman in the world and THE most powerful woman in Africa by Forbes Magazine President, Joyce Banda of Malawi continues to inspsire....

After her infamous encounter with a fan, followed by a now famous hair-chopping episode, one of the most-talked-about people when it comes to hair these days is...

Mellody Hobson, makes being a power woman look easy with her effortless style, but there's much more to her than a fabulous do!

Listed by the Guardian UK as one of Africa's 25 Top Women Achievers, Saran Kaba Jones continues to inspire with her tireless efforts to help fund and support su...

An expert on health, global development and humanitarian issues, Helen Gayle has been called one of the top female leaders and global thinkers in the world! De...

Globally renowned Nigerian economist, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is best known for her two terms as Finance Minister of Nigeria! Get to know her and her fabulous sign...

Ghanaian immigrant and Founder of Face2Face Africa Magazine, Sandra Appiah is on a mission to rebrand her homeland and alter skewed perceptions of the continent...

First Lady Michelle Obama juggles the role of wife, mother-in-chief, Vogue cover girl and does it in style from her latest hair do down to her signature J. Crew...

Kicking off our week of powerful women is none other than the Queen of all Media herself, Oprah Winfrey...