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Michaela DePrince

Michaela fought to wear ballet tights that match her own skin colour.

To mark the start of Black History Month, Michaela DePrince talks about discovering her passion for ballet as a war orphan in Sierra Leone when she saw a ballet dancer on the front of a magazine. This gave her hope for a better life and after being adopted by American parents, her dream was made a reality. As one of the only professional black ballet dancers, she is fighting for change so that more young black women are inspired to follow in her footsteps.

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3 minutes