Janis Joplin’s raw, powerful voice was shaped by blues legend Bessie Smith and the electrifying stage presence of Tina Turner.

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Edith Renfrow Smith, the granddaughter of slaves, died at the age of 111. In 1937, she became the first Black woman to graduate from Grinnell College in Iowa. Grinnell College honored her by awarding ...

Edith Renfrow Smith, the first Black woman to graduate from Grinnell College in Iowa and a longtime Chicago schoolteacher, remained mentally sharp well past 100, becoming the subject for medical ...

When Janell Green Smith first announced her pregnancy this past summer, her family was ecstatic. After participating in more than 300 births as a certified nurse-midwife and doctor of nursing practice ...

Trcka was a bodybuilder, fitness model and actress who was also known for her appearance in Scary Movie. She played Miss Mann in the film, which was her theatrical debut. Trcka also made a cameo in ...

A Marion man serving a life sentence for killing a New Mexico State Police officer is now facing federal charges in the death ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Selina Green mourned her sister, Janell Green Smith, at a vigil in Charleston, S.C., on Wednesday. (Henry Taylor for NBC News) ...

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Janell Green Smith, DNP, CNM, dedicated her life to making childbirth safer. As a certified nurse-midwife and maternal health advocate in Charleston, South Carolina, she delivered over 200 babies and ...