Elaine DePrince Biography

Elaine DePrince, author, speaker, educator, advocate, and activist, is demonstrating to the world how to overcome adversity and achieve success. After her three boys died, DePrince found a way to transform sorrow into victory by committing herself to rescuing children from war-torn nations and utilizing her experiences to effect change in the world. DePrince's dedication and compassion, as well as her inventive approach to discovering and developing excellence, aided her in raising children who not only survived, but flourished to become champions. TAKING FLIGHT, an award-winning novel, was published by Knopf Books in 2014. DePrince collaborated with her daughter Michaela to write this young adult memoir, which has regularly received 5-star ratings. BALLERINA DREAMS, a Step into Reading book published by Random House Children's Books in 2014, also received 5-star ratings from readers. Both volumes relate the inspiring tale of how DePrince and her husband, Charles, assisted their daughters in fleeing Sierra Leone during the country's horrific civil war. They highlight the parents' sacrifices and Michaela's difficulties as she battled adversity in her home Sierra Leone, cultural obstacles, prejudice, and preconceptions, to accomplish her ambition of becoming a world-renowned professional dancer. The family's triumphant tale has gained international recognition, with articles appearing in Forbes, CNN, Teen Vogue, ABC News, Huffington Post, CBS News, and the New York Times. DePrince also wrote the novel CRY BLOODY MURDER (Random House, 1997), which received 5-star reviews. DePrince discusses her family's battle to live with AIDS and provide her children with love, direction, and sufficient healthcare while seeking for the reason why 10,000 boys with hemophilia in the United States got HIV through tainted blood supplies in this compelling book. CRY BLOODY MURDER, which is now mandatory reading for medical and legal students at prominent institutions, had a huge influence on federal and state laws to enhance blood safety and recompense HIV/infected hemophiliacs for the tragedy that befell them. DePrince, as a motivational speaker, inspires women, children, families, and whole communities to stand up for their convictions and pursue their ambitions. Her life experiences have given her a unique perspective on child raising, grieving, overcoming hardship, and activism, which may assist people, families, and whole communities in overcoming difficulties, defying the odds, and achieving greatness. DePrince created the countrywide motivational campaign "Defy Gravity" in 2015, in which she discusses her family's experiences and converts them into real-life solutions and methods to assist her audiences tap into their inner greatness and realize their ambitions.

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