Top 100

Browse 12812 search results

Simone Manuel First African American Female Swimmer To Win Olympic Gold For Team USA

Simone Manuel First African American Female Swimmer To Win Olympic Gold For Team USA

Simone Manuel became the first African American female swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming for the U.S. when she tied for first place in the 100m freestyle. The 20-year-old Olympian now holds the Olympic record at 52.70 in the 100 meter freestyle. Team USA hasn't seen a gold medal in women's 100m freestyle since 1984, according to news reports. Manuel also won a silver medal at the Rio Olympic Games in the Women's 4x100m freestyle relay.

Wharton Named the World’s Best Executive MBA Program

Wharton, which recently announced a historic collaboration with Morgan State University, a historically black college in Baltimore, outranked the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan Business School, which came in second; and London Business School’s EMBA program, which ranked third on the prestigious list.

×