Misty Copeland

Misty Copeland was the first African American performer dancer to be appointed principal dancer for American Ballet Theatre. Misty was an soloist for years and she performed in the Nutcracker and Firebird and many more. Cindy Bradley trained Misty and saw she was a prodigy. Copeland moved in with Bradley and begin to do live performances, one of her performances was with a charity event for Angela Bassett. Misty performance for Angela Bassett and Debbie Allen opened up more doors for her. Also, Copeland started to get more recognition and break barriers in a career not aimed for African American performers.

Black Women Winning

Black Women are definitely winning! Here are a few ways how we are on Top, and will only keep going up... 

1. Black Women are #1 of entrepreneurs.

      Businesses owned by black women has grown 40% with 18 years causing us to be the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs. According to Black Enterprise, 30% of all U.S.  businesses are owned by black women. 

2.  Black Women are most educated in the U.S. 

      According to Daily Caller, black women earned 68% of all associate degrees, 66% of bachelor's degrees, 71% of master degrees and lastly 65% of all doctorates degrees.   

3. Black Women are living longer and healthier.

      Before the 60's, black women were living until around the age of 68 years old. Studies show that we are now living to the age of 80 and even longer. This is because we have become aware of how important it is to live a healthy lifestyle which includes healthy food, exercising, & eliminating stress.

As black women we must continue to thrive in America and support each other, we are excelling in every aspect of life and we can and will continue to further increase our numbers by being successful and also educating the younger generations on what they can be. To my black mothers, grandmothers, sisters, daughters please continue to be great in everything you are doing and remember there is no limit to your goals and success.