#SHINESTRONG: Breaking Barriers

These women are changing the world, one day at a time.

Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey - They continue to break barriers for the next generation of Black women, inspiring us to make our own mark on the world. Oprah, Robin Roberts, Bevy Smith and more #SHINESTRONG as trailblazers in the worlds of business, the arts and entertainment. By Britt Middleton A celebrated television mogul, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Oprah Winfrey has touched millions of lives through ABC’s The Oprah Winfrey Show, O Magazine and OWN. Winfrey is the world’s first Black female billionaire and has donated millions to worthy causes, including opening the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Robin Roberts - By deciding to share her struggle with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) with the world, the Good Morning America host inspired nearly 50,000 people to register their bone marrow to a national registry. Countless lives have been saved thanks to the awareness Roberts brought. (Photo: AP Photo/ABC, Heidi Gutman)Prodigy From Day One - Before beginning pointe most ballet dancers study and train for years, but after starting ballet at age 13, Misty Copeland defied odds and surprised those around her with an undeniable gift and began pointe three months after being introduced to the artform of classical ballet.(Photo: Gregg Delman via Gilda Squire Media Relations)

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