Black Skating in Chicago Archives

Listen to My Conversation about Chicago Roller Skating History with Art “Chat Daddy” Sims

I had the pleasure of discussing my roller skating research with Art “Chat Daddy” Sims on WVON 1690 on Thursday, February 21, 2019. Click on the white play button to listen to our interview.

Get Your Tickets for How We Roll: History of Black Skating in Chicago – December 8, 2018

How We Roll Event Remember when I posted the save the date to commemorate the very first day black people were able to roller skate indoors in Chicago. It’s 80 years later and there’s still a pretty big roller skate community in the windy city. This will be an educational program followed by skating.… Read More »