By Essence· Updated November 14, 2022
The following passage is excerpted from the book THE WIND AT MY BACK: Resilience, Grace, and Other Gifts from My Mentor, Raven Wilkinson by Misty Copeland with Susan Fales-Hill. Copyright © 2022 by Misty Copeland. Reprinted with permission of Grand Central Publishing. All rights reserved.
Raven seamlessly helped bridge the gap for me between Misty the person and Misty the ballerina. As a dancer I’ve always
