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.

A pair of Impala roller skates belonging to Tammy Donroe Inman, 48, of Waltham, Mass., are shown on August 2022. Donroe Inman decided to try roller skating as a hobby during the pandemic.

The pandemic brought back roller skating in a major way. At one point, there was a worldwide shortage of skates. And as it turns out, there's a lot of people like me - 35-plus trying to figure out ...