This is where many Black roller skating clubs and unique skating styles ... when it wasn’t more like a pure white sport, that these rinks that were built for white audiences and formal skaters ...

But before Black Americans could explore their love of roller-skating, their mere presence in roller rinks was barred in those segregated spaces, even after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed.

It’s a celebration of Black culture as skaters glide across the rink at Sk8 City in Arlington. When you think of roller skating you may not know about the rich history it has in the African ...

Black Roller Skating Joy: Finding Health and Justice on ... More Women Do it Black mothers are nine times more likely than white mothers to be given formula in the hospital. Sterling Grey-Simmons ...

Knejie Allen, left, and Adontis Atkins, right, sit on top of the DJ booth at their “SK8-Dark-30” party at Winnwood Skate Center. During intermission, the two addressed a massive crowd ...

In L.A., roller skating for Black skaters is more than just rolling ... We were the majority at every skating rink. You’d see a white or Latino [person] here or there, but we dominated for ...

“Mid-century black Americans laid the groundwork for the evolution of roller skating,” said Martin in a statement shared with ESSENCE. He launched the series based on his childhood experiences ...

People on roller skates ... of roller skating and adult skate nights. When segregation was still the law of the land in the United States’ not so distant past, Black skaters were once relegated ...

WASHINGTON — For more than three decades roller skating was a thriving ... Built in what was a working-class Black neighborhood in 1947, the rink was opened to white patronage only.

They were there because of the work of Knejie Allen and Adontis Atkins, two Black Air Force veterans who opened last fall the region’s only stand-alone roller-skating school, SK8 Shot Studios, at 16th ...