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When TaKiyah Wallace-McMillian signed up her daughter for ballet classes, she didn’t see many images of little Black girls dancing. She says that inspired her to create a photo project — and now, a new book — to encourage young dancers of color.

Our weekly post for #BlackKos of new books of interest to Black and Latino/a readers: bit.ly/48I1mHo @MRogers097 BrownGirlsDOBallet® Azam Ahmed @kerrywashington Pharrell Williams Ayana Mathis Nnedi Okorafor, PhD🕷️ Leslie Sainz @AliceFa41743636 R Gregory Christie you betta call me Dr. Dunbar Candace Buford

My daughter, Eva, is on the back cover (center) of a book called “The Color of Dance.” TaKiyah Wallace-McMillian is author/photographer. She runs BrownGirlsDOBallet®, a non-profit that Eva is an ambassador for. You can buy here to support BGDB: amazon.com/Color-Dance...…

My daughter, Eva, is in the center of the photo above the Black male host. So proud of her. Check out this video to learn a little more about the organization BrownGirlsDOBallet®.

I cover so much more than gospel music. Last weekend, I had a chance to get an up close look at the amazing organization, BrownGirlsDOBallet® right here in our great city of #FortWorth. soulprospermedia.com/with-ballerina…

Thank you so much!!

BrownGirlsDOBallet® founder TaKiyah Wallace-McMillan shares the journey to creating her new coffee table #book, "The Color of Dance: A Celebration of Diversity and Inclusion in the World of Ballet." Pointe Magazine pointemagazine.com/the-color-of-d… #TheColorofDance Hachette Books #ballet

The Color Of Dance: A Celebration Of Diversity And Inclusion In The World Of Ballet by Takiyah Wallace-McMillian is for sale at Nubian Bookstore in Morrow, Georgia. BrownGirlsDOBallet®

Since its founding in 2012, BrownGirlsDOBallet® has provided a system of mentorship and a sense of community for Black dancers, including nycballet's Olivia Bell, The Lion King - Musical's Isio-Maya Nuwere, Pacific Northwest Ballet's Destiny Wimpye, and many more. Fort Worth Star-Telegram star-telegram.com/news/local/for…

Big news! Our Film Fort Worth piece has been nominated in Henry Webster Awards! Now we need your help: Lowtown and BGDB are in the running to win a People’s Voice Award. VOTE for us before April 18th: vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/… webbyawards.com/campaign-kit/

#qotd: "For 10 years, it's allowed me to have Black and brown professional ballerinas as mentors—ballerinas that looked like me. Now I'm a mentor myself and it's still just as rewarding." — Pacific Northwest Ballet's Destiny Wimpye on BrownGirlsDOBallet®. Dance Magazine dancemagazine.com/destiny-wimpye/

🩰📖 Dance Parents, bring your little ballerina by The Dallas Flagship on August 31 for a special storytime with Takiyah Wallace-McMillian (takiyah), founder of @browngirlballet. Tickets are free. Get yours here.👇 ow.ly/Igxu50SUX8j

Come hang out with us, Dallas!

Brown Girls Do Ballet founder TaKiyah Wallace-McMillian's new children's book, "Brown Girls Do Ballet: Celebrating Diverse Girls Taking Center Stage," is coming out on August 27. KERA KERA Arts keranews.org/arts-culture/2… BrownGirlsDOBallet® #browngirlsdoballet

🩰Don't miss our special storytime featuring Takiyah Wallace-McMillan (takiyah). She'll be keeping us all en pointe with a reading of her book, Brown Girls Do Ballet (@browngirlballet). RSVP: ow.ly/gRyi50T6VRk

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😍Olivia!

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