DePrince was born Mabinty Bangura in Kenema, Sierra Leone, in 1995. She grew up in an orphanage, where she was mistreated for ...

When Michaela DePrince was living in an orphanage during Sierra Leone’s civil war in the late 1990s, death was all around her ...

Elaine DePrince, the mother of world-renowned ballerina and humanitarian Michaela DePrince, died a day after her daughter’s ...

Long before fame made her name recognizable throughout the ballet world, Michaela Mabinty DePrince was dismissively called ...

Ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who came to the United States from an orphanage in war-torn Sierra Leone, has died, ...

Elaine DePrince, an author and activist who adopted and raised nine children, died during “a routine procedure in preparation ...

After ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince died suddenly at the age of 29, longtime ballet fan Jennifer Garner honored the ...

Ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who was a principal soloist for the Boston Ballet, has died at age 29, her family shared ...

Elaine DePrince died on Wednesday, Sept. 11, just after the death of her adoptive daughter Michaela the day before ...

Grieving two family members who died within a 24 hour period is tragic and devastating,” a family spokesperson said.