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Lorraine Graves, Pioneering Harlem Ballerina, Dies at 66

Black People Dance Theater of Harlem Dancing Deaths (Obituaries) Giselle (Ballet) Graves, Lorraine (1957-2024) Mitchell, Arthur The Firebird (Ballet)

Lorraine Graves, Pioneering Harlem Ballerina, Dies at 66

Tall and commanding, she dazzled audiences as a principal dancer for the groundbreaking Dance Theater of Harlem for nearly two decades.

By Alex Williams

Lorraine Graves, Pioneering Harlem Ballerina, Dies at 66

Black People Dance Theater of Harlem Dancing Deaths (Obituaries) Giselle (Ballet) Graves, Lorraine (1957-2024) Mitchell, Arthur The Firebird (Ballet)

Lorraine Graves, Pioneering Harlem Ballerina, Dies at 66

Tall and commanding, she dazzled audiences as a principal dancer for the groundbreaking Dance Theater of Harlem for nearly two decades.

By Alex Williams

Beyond Beyoncé: Black Women of Country, Past and Present

Black People Country Music Folk Music Giddens, Rhiannon Guyton, Mickey June, Valerie Knowles, Beyonce Marks, Miko Martell, Linda Palmer, Rissi Pointer Sisters Roberts, Reyna Spencer, Brittney (1988- ) Turner, Tina Women and Girls

Beyond Beyoncé: Black Women of Country, Past and Present

Listen to songs from Rhiannon Giddens, Rissi Palmer, Linda Martell and more.

By Lindsay Zoladz

Eleanor Collins, Canada’s ‘First Lady of Jazz,’ Dies at 104

Black People Canada Canadian Broadcasting Corp Collins, Eleanor (1919-2024) Deaths (Obituaries) Jazz Television Vancouver (British Columbia)

Eleanor Collins, Canada’s ‘First Lady of Jazz,’ Dies at 104

A singer known for her mastery of standards, she found stardom in Canada on TV and in nightclubs. But she was virtually unknown in the United States.

By Clay Risen