PITTSFIELD — The year Dave Coco became a driving instructor, Richard Nixon was president, gas cost 36 cents a gallon and the average price of a new car was $3,500, about $44,000 less than it is now.

BOWIE, Md. — Beltway Driving Academy is much more than a driving school. It's a Black-owned business that's been around for 10 years serving the community in much needed ways. Calvin Ming, the lead ...