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Black History Fact Of The Day

On November 26, 2013 Amber Riley (best know for her roles on Glee, The Wiz Live! as well as various roles in theater musicals) became the season 17 winner of Dancing With The Stars, making her the first & only Black woman to ever win the mirror ball trophy in the show’s history. She was a fan & judge favorite throughout the season never scoring below 8/10 over the course of the 12 week season. Another notable fact is that she was the first plus size winner breaking the boundaries and stereotypes that surrounds people with her body type that say big people (especially women) can’t dance, be athletic and be sexy. Overall a prime example of #Black Girl Magic✨. 

- “I did this competition because I didn’t know if I could do it and anything that scares me, I wanna do. So I wanna let women of all sizes out there know you can do whatever you put your mind to. It doesn’t matter what size you are, what color you are; you can do whatever, whatever, whatever you put your mind to!” -Amber Riley during her trophy acceptance speech

Here’s her week 1 Cha Cha Cha & season finale Free style