Without access to rinks, Black skaters took to the streets ... that feels safe,” she said. For now, Roller Wave House BK will continue to shine a light on a cultural pastime that has made ...

People on roller skates speed around ... own boots to the rentals at the rink. This skater sports light up wheels. HG Biggs [email protected] For many Black skaters, adult nights provide one ...

the rink's focus sheds light on the heated racial history between Black Americans and roller rinks. After the 1964 passing of the Civil Rights Act, Black Americans were still denied entry into ...

From a young Black woman using skateboarding to fight injustice, to feminists rubbing elbows on a roller derby flat track, to a mother-daughter duo reshaping their community one rink at a time ...

Sunday nights are the most popular sessions at Branch Brook Park Roller Skating Center in Newark, when more than 300 roller skaters from all over the country hit the floor for an experience unlike ...

Generations of Madisonians have flocked to local roller skating rinks ... In a kaleidoscope of flashing disco lights or black-light glows, kids lit up like comets. Couples clasped palms in ...

The Downtown Sacramento Roller Rink, which opened to the public on Friday, features a black-and-white checkered floor with a hanging disco ball, large speakers and a stage. The community-centered ...

PETERSBURG — A fun, Black ... loves to roller skate. He currently skates at Rollerdome in Richmond, Chester Skateland in Chester and Greenbrier Family Skating Center in Chesapeake. I reached out to ...

When Wheels Fun Park in east Durham closed in 2020, its neighbors believed that they had lost their beloved roller rink. "We thought they were going to tear it down and build some condos," said ...