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Louisville documentarian puts city’s Black skating culture in the spotlight
The documentary film, “The People Could Fly” explores Black roller skating culture through archival footage and film from today’s skating scene. “When I had the opportunity to, in 2020 ...
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Xanadu Roller Arts in Bushwick rebuilds NYC’s skating community
At 6:40 p.m., 20 minutes before Xanadu Roller Arts reopens for its celestially-themed Space Bounce event, a line of anxious ...
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'When rinks close, they don't return.' Reopening of Durham's Wheels bucks trend of shuttering rinks
After much community anticipation, the Wheels Roller Skating Rink in east Durham is reopening under city ownership. Roller ...
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Laneisha Beasley sustains Louisville skate culture one lap around the rink at a time
That’s what Laneisha Beasley calls roller ... see the culture she loved fade away. She’s the president of the Louisville Rail Ridaz, a skate club dedicated to keeping the city’s Black ...
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A Taste of Melanin event series uplifts Phoenix Black community
A Taste of Melanin, the vibrant celebration of Black culture in Phoenix ... 1110 Much more than a pastime in the Black community, roller skating has long symbolized resistance and unity.
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'When rinks close, they don't return.' Reopening of Durham's Wheels bucks trend of shuttering rinks
Durham will celebrate the reopening of the Wheels Roller Skating Rink at Merrick-Moore ... Roller rinks, he said, have a lot of importance in Black culture. "In the '90s, we didn't have computers ...