Raven Wilkinson: First African American Dancer in a Classical Ballet Company

 

    

Raven Wilkinson/Misty Copeland Credit: Brad Trent

    

       Courtesy: Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo

                

Courtesy of Susan Gordon

   

    Credit: Maurice Seymour Photography

In this series of the Pretty Strong Podcast, we are featuring Women in the Arts. Join host Sherri Whitley Jernigan as we learn more about Raven Wilkinson, the First African American Dancer in a Classical Ballet Company. Listen and then visit the links to learn more and stay connected!  #WomenintheArts #WomeninDance #BlackBallerinas #stronggirlsmakestrongwomen #prettystrongpodcast #professionalcheerleader 

• Black Past: Anne Raven Wilkinson
• Pointe Magazine: Remembering Raven Wilkinson Trailblazing Black Ballerina
• Pointe Magazine: Raven Wilkinson Interview
• Pointe Magazine: Raven Wilkinson Children's Book
• BWW Interview: The Story of Trailblazing Ballerina RAVEN WILKINSON (broadwayworld.com)
• Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet
• Pretty Strong Pinterest: Women in the Arts Books