Director Nelson George has pulled back the curtain on Misty Copeland‘s life and given her fans a new look at her story in his documentary A Ballerina’s Tale. As the American Ballet Theatre’s first Black female principal dancer, Misty has had a career that few could ever wrap their minds around. After coming to ballet […]
“I wish I had her legs.” Whenever I see or hear a woman making a statement like this in envy of another woman’s body, I cringe. When the “her” in question is a celebrity, I double-cringe. Ladies, we’ve got to stop comparing ourselves unfavorably to each other, and this is an especially fruitless endeavor with […]
In Copeland's previous performance at the Detroit Opera House, she held a secondary role in the American Ballet Theater's "Romeo and Juliet."
Misty Copeland is our shero.
Black women succeed. And sometimes that success causes white tears.
Misty Copeland snags a lead role in the Broadway revival of 'On The Town.'
Copeland has long spoken out about her goals to make it as a principal dancer for the company.
TIME Magazine revealed its 12th annual 100 list of the most influential people in the world. Kanye West, Misty Copeland and Laverne Cox are some of the influential people to grace TIME’s elite list. Misty Copeland recently made history as the first Black dancer to lead a production of Swan Lake and Laverne Cox is breaking […]
Misty Copeland and her co-star Brooklyn Mack have broken another barrier as the first pair of Black dancers ever to lead a mainstream production of Swan Lake! When Copeland took the stage this weekend in Washington, DC, it was history in motion because she is one of the first Black women to take on the lead role […]
