Roller-skating is part of the fabric of what it means to be a Black American. One man works to make sure the pastime endures for another generation. IE 11 is not supported.

On it, roller skating will take place Thursday through Sunday from noon to 8 p.m, open to all ages, with special programming planned for those 21 and up. Young skater at Flipper's World pop-up.

An old abandoned skateboarding park is now a new outdoor roller-skating rink. Skate City at Whispering Pines Park in Port St. Lucie is reopening next week after it closed 14 years ago.