Misty Copeland told CNN’s Chris Wallace that, like many Black ballerinas, she’s inherited generational trauma from decades of being told they aren’t good enough to perform in certain roles.

It was nearly a year ago, and James Whiteside was doing what most ballet dancers do in December: performing “The Nutcracker.” But moments after taking off for a double assemblé to the left ...

WALLACE: In 2015, you became the first African American woman to be a principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre, and you’ve been called the Jackie Robinson of ballet.