Raven Wilkinson, one of the first African-American dancers to perform with a major ballet company, the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, died Monday at her home in Manhattan. She was 83. M Marina Harss ...

SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles City Council has voted to honor Misty Copeland by naming a San Pedro intersection after her. Copeland, 33, is the first African-American ballerina to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Ballerina Misty Copeland, who just became the first African-American woman to be a principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre, has another breakthrough planned — a debut on Broadway.

NEW YORK -- Misty Copeland, the Missouri-born dancer who has become a forceful voice for diversity in ballet and a rare celebrity in that field, was named principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at age 84, helped push for widespread usage of the term “African American” as a way to reclaim cultural identity. The protege of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther ...