(from SheShe2)15 Remarkable Women of Color Who Rocked 2015

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15 Remarkable Women of Color Who Rocked 2015
It's been a big year for these 15 changemakers from the worlds of political activism, art, literature, fitness and entrepreneurship.

Miriam Zoila Pérez DEC 28, 2015 2:31PM EST
Rebecca Cohen's now-iconic rendering of activist and artist Bree Newsome as Wonder Woman. Newsome climbed up a flagpole at the South Carolina State Capitol and removed a Confederate flag on June 26, 2015.
Illustration: Rebecca Cohen/@Gynostar via Tumblr
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Since you loved our 2014 list of 14 women of color who rocked, we thought it was only right in 2015 to present 15 incredible activists, organizers, artists, writers, builders and entertainers who made major moves in 2015. Check out our list—which is in no particular order and in no way exhaustive. And feel free to add more WOC who rocked in 2015 in the comments!

1. Misty Copeland


Misty Copeland debuts in Broadway's "On The Town" on August 25, 2015. Brad Barket/Getty Images
Misty Copeland brought even non-ballet lovers' attention to the world of dance in 2015 when she was promoted to principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. Copeland is the first African-American woman to take the starring position. She also made her Broadway debut in "On the Town," and a documentary about her groundbreaking career, "A Ballerina's Tale," dropped this year. Clearly Copeland had a banner 2015.

2. Bree Newsome


Bree Newsome takes down the Confederate battle flag from the South Carolina statehouse on June 29, 2015. Colorlines screenshot from YouTube video "#KeepItDown Confederate Flag Takedown"/The Tribe,
Artist and activist Bree Newsome scaling a flag pole at the South Carolina state house and taking down the Confederate flag was definitely one of the most triumphant moments of the year. Newsome garnered nationwide media attention and the stubborn state removed the racist flag just two weeks after her heroic action. South Carolina's retreat was part of a wave of states and businesses finally backing away from the racist flag in the aftermath of Dylann Roof's White supremacist massacre at Charleston's Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal church,

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