From the plantations of 19th century Mississippi to the steel mills of 20th century Youngstown to the board rooms of any major 21st century metropolis, work has long been a defining trait of the black ...

For example, blacks in the Youngstown area were not permitted to sit on the main floors of many theaters, and the famed Idora Park ballroom had a roped-off section of its dance floor from which ...

The Asbury Park Technical Academy of Dance launched the careers of professional dancers, but now it needs help as Asbury Park ...

The Asbury Park Technical Academy of Dance recently had to move from its ... Burrell and her students have squeezed into a cramped first-floor lobby with an eye toward renovating the more spacious ...