/tags/black-ballerina "Black Ballerina" en-US Copyright Thu, 25 May 2017 16:14:42 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-05-25/the-black-ballerina African-American women have fought against discrimination in the ballet world for decades. Debra Austin was the first black ballerina to become a… Thu, 25 May 2017 16:14:42 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-05-25/the-black-ballerina Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2017-05-25/the-black-ballerina African-American women have fought against discrimination in the ballet world for decades. Debra Austin was the first black ballerina to become a… Thu, 25 May 2017 16:14:42 GMT /arts-culture/2017-05-25/the-black-ballerina Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio