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thegrio, MIsty copeland
June 9, 2025
Ten years after making history as the first Black female principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre, Misty Copeland announces her…
Anthony Burrell thegrio.com
October 12, 2020
Anthony Burrell tells theGrio in an exclusive interview that he was put on this earth to dance and give back…
March 14, 2016
President Barack Obama is the first black president, and Misty Copeland is the first black principal dancer at the American…
June 30, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Misty Copeland has officially become the first African-American female principal dancer in the 75-year history of the…
November 30, 2012
theGRIO Q&A - You don't immediately think of Misty Copeland's meteoric rise in the classical ballet world when appreciating the…
September 10, 2012
A recent article done by The Guardian, brought to light the lack of “color” there is in ballet. Many of…
July 11, 2012
Against all odds, Michaela DePrince, once an orphan in war-torn Sierra Leone, is now a ballerina...
February 28, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - In 2007, Misty Copeland became the first African-American soloist at the American Ballet Theater theater in 20…
September 25, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO - Copeland is a star in the national ballet scene -- and, because of her talents, even caught…