Erin Carson covered internet culture, online dating and the weird ways tech and science are changing your life. Expertise Erin has been a tech reporter for almost 10 years. Her reporting has taken her ...

In "The Level Up," changemakers in the fitness and wellness industries tell us how they're making an impact in their communities, from pushing for inclusivity to promoting body acceptance and so much ...

When plus-size fashion brand Lane Bryant took over Times Square one Saturday this past September to launch its #PlusIsEqual campaign, Akira Armstrong and her dance troupe were right there in the thick ...

Professional dancer Akira Armstrong had a pretty big idea in 2008 after enduring multiple unsuccessful casting calls. The plus-size Bronx, N.Y., native, who has been dancing since she was 8 years old, ...

You'd have hoped, by 2020, that the days of spewing hatred towards plus-size women on the internet might be gone. But it seems there's no such luck, as 29-year-old Chloe Elliott knows all too well.

Dancer Akira Armstrong, a 2005 Utica University graduate, founded the plus-size dance company Pretty Big Movement to challenge industry stereotypes. Armstrong's company gained national attention after ...