Nzingha Prescod’s accomplishments are impressive, to say the least. The 23-year-old is ranked as the 10th best fencer in the world in addition to being the first black woman to individually medal at ...

At nine years old, Brooklyn raised Nzingha Prescod was enrolled in The Peter Westbrook Foundation—an organization founded by the first African-American Olympic fencing medalist—which sponsors lessons ...

When Nzingha Prescod was 9, she learned how to fence. Prescod immediately took to fencing and displayed athleticism and a skill set beyond her years. After graduating from Stuyvesant High School, ...

Though Nzingha Prescod placed 22 at London's 2012 Olympics, she's going into this year's Games as the 10th-best fencer in the world. The 23-year-old has medaled in several other international ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yahoo Beauty caught up with Prescod ahead of the Rio Games and got the lowdown on how she cares for her bleach-blond curls, the ...

Nzingha Prescod is a two-time Olympian, having competed for Team USA in both the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games as a fencer. In 2015, she became the first Black woman to win an individual medal at the ...

Two-time Olympic fencer Nzingha Prescod hopped on a Zoom call earlier this month with several of her former fencing teammates and fans — something that has become common practice for athletes amid the ...