The Wind at My Back: Resilience, Grace, and Other Gifts from My Mentor, Raven Wilkinson Copeland Misty
The Wind at My Back: Resilience, Grace, and Other Gifts from My Mentor, Raven Wilkinson Copeland Misty From celebrated ballerina and New York Times bestselling author Misty Copeland, a heartfelt…
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The Wind at My Back: Resilience, Grace, and Other Gifts from My Mentor, Raven Wilkinson Copeland Misty
From celebrated ballerina and New York Times bestselling author Misty Copeland, a heartfelt memoir about her friendship with trailblazer Raven Wilkinson which captures the importance of mentorship, shared history, and honoring the past to ensure a stronger future.Misty Copeland made history as the first African-American principal ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre. But as she will tell you, achievement never happens in a void. Her talent, passion, and perseverance enabled her to make strides no one had accomplished before.
Raven had been virtually alone in her quest to breach the all-white ballet world when she fought to be taken seriously as a Black ballerina in the 1950s and 60s. Behind her, supporting her rise was her mentor Raven Wilkinson. A trailblazer in the world of ballet decades before Misty's time, Raven faced overt and casual racism, hostile crowds,