At Essence's Black Women in Hollywood luncheon last week, Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o told the guests that she'd had a hard time with growing up and self-acceptance. "When I was a teenager ...

Alek Wek may be a gorgeous, world-famous supermodel – but she’s anything but jaded. She lives in Brooklyn instead of Manhattan, orders ginger ales instead of cosmopolitans, and chooses … ...

Alek Wek is among 60 refugees sharing personal stories on the 60th anniversary of the 1951 U.N. Refugee Convention. She says stigma should never be attached to the term "refugee," and shares her ...

Supermodel Alek Wek has actively supported UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency since 2011 and was appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador in 2013.

In her speech, Nyong’o reminisced about the importance of seeing the rise of supermodel Wek, a woman with skin hued like hers. “When I saw Alek I inadvertently saw a reflection of myself that ...

Padres' Alek Jacob: Shut down for multiple weeks By RotoWire Staff Jul 25, 2023 at 6:28 pm ET • 1 min read ...

Blue Jays manager John Schneider's dramatic week went from "fat boy" to "f--k-up" after committing a blunder that forced Alex Manoah to be removed from Saturday's game against the Orioles.

Before their road trip opening game Friday night in Oakland, the Toronto Blue Jays announced that right-hander Alek Manoah will have season-ending surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament ...

Alek Manoah injury update: Blue Jays righty seeking second opinion on elbow after leaving start vs. White Sox The 26-year-old Manoah finished third in AL Cy Young Award voting in 2022 ...

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah appears to have dropped some major weight this offseason, per a report.

Supermodel Alek Wek has come far, her journey from her native Sudan to the realm of high fashion rendering her a star. “I think the most important thing especially is that fashion should ...