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AUTHOR, ACTIVIST& ARTIST AND FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN ROCKETTE, JENNIFER JONES, SPEAKS OUTDURING FEBRUARY’S BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND IN MARCH FOR BOTH WOMEN’SHISTORY & COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH Rockettejenn.com The origins of the Rockettes canbe traced to 1925, when impresario Russell Markert of St. Louis,Missouri, billed a group of women dancers as the Missouri Rockets. In1932-33, they opened at the Radio City Music Hallin New York Cityand shortly after the Rockettes became world famous.The Rockettes are celebrating 100 years of precision, athleticism andsisterhood in 2025/26. Many of their major landmark moments includestarring in the Christmas Spectacular,the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Christmas in RockefellerCenter Tree Lighting, Entertaining the groups during WWII, and more. A lesser known, but equally as importanthistoric moment belongs to one lady in particular, when Jennifer Jones madehistory as the first African American Radio City Music Hall Rockette,breaking a longstanding policy agai