afro.tech on February 21, 2024: "Lauren Copeland Mitchell has made history as one of America's youngest Black women to own a McDonald’s franchise, setting a remarkable "
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Misty Copeland Is Promoted to Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theater - The New York Times
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Lauren Mitchell
POSITIVE BLACK STORIES/LENOIR, Lauren Copeland Mitchell at 35 years old is possibly one of the youngest Black female owners of a McDonald's franchise in the country
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Misty Copeland Story
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Learn More about Adaptive Dance with Mackenzie Fey! - Ballet Academy East
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Deborah Archer Becomes ACLU's First Black President in Its 101-Year History - AfroTech
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For Black Principal Dancers, Rarefied Air - The New York Times