Taking Flight with Robin Barnes

Robin Barnes is her own cheerleader but she wants to be yours, too. Her fitness empire, Move Ya Brass, is about making sure that no New Orleanian ever has to say, “I want to be healthy but I can’t afford it.” In fact, she’s not a big fan of the phrase “I can’t,” in any context. Her impressive four weeks spent on the Billboard Top 10 as an independent artist came after a manager laughed at her and told her, “a little girl from the 9th ward couldn’t possibly chart.” 

Turns out, a little girl from the 9th ward can do anything she sets her mind to. She can run a business, she can be a mom, she can tour the world, she can make appearances on Bravo, ESPN, BET, CBS, and NBC, and she can be featured in Forbes, Southwest Magazine, Travel & Leisure, Marie Claire, Southern Living, and The New York Times…

Read the whole article, by Sabrina Stone, in The New Orleans Arts Rag Volume 1