7 Documentaries About Black Women Creatives Who Exemplified Greatness In The Arts
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MadameNoire
A Ballerina’s Tale
Watch it on Amazon Prime.
In 2015, after 75 years of performances, the American Ballet Theater would promote their very first Black female dancer to the position of principal dancer. That woman was Misty Copeland. This documentary gives an inside look at the brutally competitive world of ballet, as well as a history of Copeland’s life, including her struggles growing up in a welfare motel. It’s a moving documentary about relentlessness and rising to the top in a field where there were no mentors or role models who looked like Copeland or understood her experiences. Today, Copeland is that mentor for young Black dancers.
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