Legendary dancer and actress, Jennifer Jones, of Newark, will become the first Rockette to join the long list of Black entertainers to be part of the Hollywood Museum on Thursday, Feb. 19.
Jennifer’s long career includes abolishing a longstanding Radio City Music Hall policy against hiring Black dancers for its Rockette’s chorus line, so as not to distract from its hallmark synchronized perfection.
In 1989 she was crowned Miss Morris County Pageant Queen for the state of New Jersey as its first Black winner…