misty copeland

by Tawanda W. Johnson  Special to the AFRO Misty Copeland knows firsthand what it’s like to struggle to fit in the predominately white world of ballet. She...

It is clear hyper visible Black creatives and performers are often overlooked and undervalued in mainstream award shows and this year’s Emmys was no...

Fighting for freedom and equality comes in numerous different forms, vessels and vocations, particularly in a society with a history of stereotypical distortions about...

NEW YORK (AP) _ The stage lights have been hard to get used to and she worried about limited rehearsal time, but ballerina Misty...

NEW YORK (AP) _ Ballerina Misty Copeland's Broadway debut this summer will be bittersweet _ after her stint in ``On the Town,'' the high-energy...

Singer Patti LaBelle poses backstage at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) by Jonathan Landrum Jr.Associated Press Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Patti Labelle is a known diva and Queen Latifah does not consider herself one, but both will be among those honored as part of the Black Girls Rock! awards show on BET. Black Girls Rock! founder Beverly Bond announced the show's honorees in a statement Monday. Other honorees include tennis champion Venus Williams, screenwriter-producer Mara Brock Akil, ballet dancer Misty Copeland, community organizer Ameena Matthews and children's rights advocate Marian Wright Edelman.