Wear a piece of black roller skating history Buy your How We Roll: Black Skating in Da Chi t-shirt today! This shirt features 19 places where black people roller skated in Chicago and Northwest Indiana from 1938 to today. Here are some rinks you’ll find on the shirt: 7 Grand Roller Rink – West Side… Read More »
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I’m excited to share my promo video for How We Roll: History of Black Skating in Chicago. Check it out when you get a chance.
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 »