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Nia Dennis Shares A Message For Black Girls: 'Stay Confident'

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a famous localized walk, and national dance fads into her big moment. Running through speaker-rattling, signature hometown cuts like Kendrick Lamar’s “Humble” and Tupac’s “California Love,” famed gymnast Nia Dennis scored a 9.5 (pushing the University of California to a win against Arizona State).

She was on fire—for a cause. Following the summer 2020 protests after the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, she wanted to make her stance known.

A surgery prevented her from rallying but she was determined to contribute in a way that was meaningful to her. “[The] Black Lives Matter protests were going on and I actually just had a shoulder surgery during that time,” Dennis said to ESSENCE. “I wasn’t able to go to any of the protests, which was really weighing heavy on me.

So I really felt like I wanted to continue the fight and stand in another space.” Missy Elliott, Simone Biles, and former first lady Michelle Obama were among those that celebrated her effort.

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