Sydney Magdalene Magruder Washington is an American ballet dancer, actress, blogger, and mental health advocate. She was listed as one of 21 Fierce Black Feminists To Follow by HuffPost in 2017 and included in Woke 100 Women by Essence in 2018.
12-592: Not to be confused with Magruder . McGruder is a surname that refers to: Persons Aaron McGruder (b. 1974), American cartoonist Charles McGruder , progenitor of hundreds of African-Americans with the surname Magruder or McGruder Jeanette McGruder (b. 1954), American singer Lynn McGruder (b. 1982), American football player Mike "Scooter" McGruder (b. 1964), American football player Rodney McGruder (b. 1991), American basketball player Fictional characters Judge McGruder , fictional character in
24-400: A private online community, called Warrior Swans (Ballerinas for Mental Health) , for pre-professional and professional dancers struggling with mental health issues. She also uses her Instagram and YouTube accounts for advocacy. On 7 January 2019 she served as a panelist for Open Spectrum: A Brilliant Darkness - A Conversation with Artists on Mental Health at New York Live Arts . She
36-571: Is She , an online community for Catholic women in the United States, but faced discrimination in the group from members who did not approve of her sexual orientation and marriage. She was often reminded by members of the Catholic Church's teachings on homosexuality . She later described her exclusion in the group on her blog, stating that she did not fit well in the group of mostly white, middle class, heterosexual Catholic women. She
48-432: Is a mental health activist and advocates for mental illness awareness, particularly for women of color, LGBTQ people, and dancers. Magrduer Washington launched a blog called The Black Swan Diaries where she writes about her experiences as a queer, black, Catholic woman in dance living with mental illness. She uses her blog as a platform to encourage breaking the stigma of mental illness. On August 3, 2017, she launched
60-755: Is a mentor for Brown Girls Do Ballet Ambassador Program, helping young dancers of color who are working towards professional careers in dance. Magruder Washington has been featured in Teen Vogue , Pointe , Dance Magazine , O, The Oprah Magazine , BuzzFeed , and Health . She was ranked 44th in Woke 100 Women by Essence and was featured in the HuffPost list 21 Fierce Black Feminists . Magruder Washington has Asperger syndrome , panic disorder with agoraphobia , and major depressive disorder . Prior to being correctly diagnosed with autism, she
72-565: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Magruder Not to be confused with McGruder . Magruder is a surname. People with the surname include: Allan B. Magruder , American politician Benjamin D. Magruder (1838–1910), Illinois Supreme Court Justice Caleb Clarke Magruder Jr. (1839–1923), American politician and lawyer Carter B. Magruder , US Army general Chris Magruder , American baseball player Charles Magruder , progenitor of thousands of African-Americans with
84-514: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Sydney Magruder Washington She works as a freelance ballet dancer and musical theatre actress in New York City and is signed with Resolute Artists Agency. She has danced in productions of the ballets The Nutcracker , Swan Lake , Les Sylphides , and The Firebird and in the musicals Anything Goes , Godspell , Curtains , and The Wiz . Magruder Washington
96-560: The Judge Dredd stories [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname McGruder . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McGruder&oldid=1210009596 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
108-459: The surname Magruder . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Magruder&oldid=1210009555 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Commons category link is locally defined Articles with short description Short description
120-1007: The United States Army John B. Magruder , American Confederate Army general Patrick Magruder , Librarian of Congress Philip W. Magruder (1838–1907), member of Virginia House of Delegates Richard H. Magruder (died 1884), American politician Scooter Magruder , online personality Sydney Magruder Washington , American ballet dancer Thomas Magruder, the main villain in the video game Gun Zadok Magruder (1729–1811), Maryland politician See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Magruder (surname) . Magruder, Virginia Col. Zadok Magruder High School , in Derwood, Maryland Magruder's , an American grocery chain Justice Magruder (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
132-553: The surname Magruder or McGruder Daniel Randall Magruder (1835–1915), judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals Dick Magruder (1946–1978), American businessman and politician J. Maynard Magruder (1900–1969), American businessman and politician James Magruder , American playwright, author, and translator Jeb Stuart Magruder , figure in the Watergate scandal John Magruder (1887–1958), brigadier general in
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#1732797705278144-497: Was misdiagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder aged 11. As a teenager, Magruder Washington no longer identified with Pentecostalism and spent two years exploring Judaism and Islam . She later converted to Catholicism , taking the confirmation name Magdalene . She is a parishioner at St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church on the Upper East Side of Manhattan . Magruder Washington joined Blessed
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