Misty Copeland took one last spin on her pointe shoes Wednesday, as she retired after a trailblazing career in which she became an ambassador for diversity in an overwhelmingly white art form.

Trailblazing ballerina Misty Copeland has decided to move on to what she calls “the next stage” in her career. Copeland broke barriers at American Ballet Theatre.

Dr. Phyllis Trible died last week; she was a pioneering biblical scholar whose work influenced many, including Dr. Wil Gafney and me.

The singer and songwriter on her reign as one of music’s most idiosyncratic and spiritual figures and where her creative impulses are headed next.

Misty Copeland took one last spin on her pointe shoes Wednesday, as she retired after a trailblazing career in which she became an ambassador for diversity in an overwhelmingly white art form.

The BBC speaks to astronaut Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a Nasa spacecraft.

If the United Nations represented an expansion of human rights discourse in the global world order, then its establishment served to bolster Black Americans’ resolve to agitate for rights and freed…

The BBC speaks to astronaut Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a spacecraft.

* Ruck-forward announces in video that he will not be at club in 2026 * The 34-year-old is the first American to become a regular AFL player Mason Cox, the first American to become a regular AFL player, has been delisted by Collingwood after 11 years and 139 games at the club. The trailblazing 34-year-old confirmed in a video on Instagram that won’t be with the Magpies in 2026 and thanked the club and supporters. Continue reading...

He's one of this sport's true trailblazers. We chat with the the Hall of Famer about paving the way for African American quarterbacks today, fingernail length and mentoring Cam Ward.

As a host of “All Things Considered,” she was the first woman to anchor a national nightly news program in the United States.