July 8, 2015
Misty Copeland
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Misty Copeland Named First Black Female Principal at American Ballet Theatre
Misty Copeland, the Missouri-born ballerina who's become a forceful voice for diversity in ballet and achieved a celebrity that far transcends that rarified world, was named principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre on Tuesday — the first African-American woman to reach that status in the company's 75-year history.