Misty Copeland And Her Mentor, A Pioneering Black Ballerina Of The 1950s

“[Raven] Wilkinson, now 82, risked death and arrest by touring with the [Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo] in the South during a period when it was illegal for black and white dancers to share a stage. Though circumstances have changed in the years since then, the saga of what she went through is still relevant to today’s dancers, says Copeland.”