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  As part of its “I Will What I Want” campaign, apparel company Under Armour tapped black ballerina Misty Copeland to show off her amazing athleticism while…

New York, NY — The National Action Network celebrated its annual Triumph Awards on Monday, June 2, 2014 celebrating the achievements and contributions of a…

“This is for the little brown girls.”- Misty Copeland, Life In Motion  From our place in the audience, Misty Copeland is the picture of perfection.…

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Ballerina Misty Copeland is one of many women we’re celebrating during March, Women’s History Month. Raised in the Seattle area, Copeland overcome huge obstacles, including…

“Sometimes when I’m getting ready for a Twyla Tharp ballet, I put on some Drake,” says Misty Copeland as she gushes about her crush on hip-hop’s boy wonder of the moment.  Copeland, 29 has quite the eclectic taste in music which is fitting for a classically trained ballerina who performs with American Ballet Theater and […]

Misty Copeland is the first African American soloist at American Ballet Theatre, who recently gained even more attention when she graced the stage alongside music legend Prince during his recent “Welcome 2 America” tour. The ballerina recently sat down with madamenoir.com, and dished about what it’s like being a black curvy girl in the world […]