J.D. Archer, 26 , avid skater and member of Trendsettas crew: I got my [blue] Stacy Adams boots from Sk8 Fanatics, but I got my skates built by Slydz by Dnice, [which] are Black-owned skate shops.

Inspired by Robert Greenwald’s 1980 cult classic, the rink is the latest immersive venture from Verun Kataria, the visionary behind Bushwick’s The Turk’s Inn and Sultan Room. Stepping onto the ...

Colorado Big Brothers, Big Sisters guides kids, combats “epidemic of loneliness” For 107 years, BBBS has been devoted to “empowering youth through mentorship” in pairings of Bigs and Littles ...

Susan Barrientos spent nearly 16 years in an abusive marriage. She came to StoryCorps with her daughter, Illya Mehrzai, to remember how a pair of roller skates helped get her through.

Now it's time for StoryCorps. Susan Barrientos spent nearly 16 years in what she called an abusive marriage. Recently, she came to StoryCorps with her daughter, Illya Mehrzai, to remember how a pair ...

We didn't have a lot of money. And so I got a job at an Islamic school, and I got my first paycheck. And that's when I bought the black roller skates with the purple pulse wheels because when I was, ...