In 1956- Mattiwilda Dobbs becomes the first black to sing a romantic lead at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City as Gilda in Rigoletto
To Inspire You
I Don't Think The Mainstream Media Understands People Of Color Are Multidimensional. For Some Reason, There's An Idea That Only White People Are Relatable. I Don't Think It's Necessarily Racist. But It's Odd, Because The People Who Watch The Most Television Are Black Women, So We Should Be Represented In More Ways