NBL Hall of Fame

First Black Rockette, Jennifer Jones, Tells Her Story in New Children's Book

If Jennifer Jones had listened to the wrong people — people who stepped on her dreams, who tried to crush her spirit — she wouldn’t be where she is today.

She would have given up on dancing when a grocery store clerk scolded her for doing back-flaps in the aisles.

She would have gotten out of that line outside Radio City Music Hall when none of the other dancers shared her skin color.

Read the source article at Lohud



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