NEWS NETWORK MOMENTUM. ROLLER-SKATING… MOMENTUM. ROLLER-SKATING… ONCE CONSIDERED SO ONCE CONSIDERED SOMETHING FOR THE POSH AND WEALTHY… HAS UNDERGONE A COMP UNDERGONE A COMPLETE TRANSFOMATION. WITH BLAC TRANSFOMATION. WITH BLACK SKATING CULTURE LEADING THE SKATING CULTURE LEADING THE TREND. IN TONIGHT’S INSIDE TREND. IN TONIGHT’S INSIDE STORY NEWS 8S MULTICULTURAL REPORTER KATIERA WINFREY JOINS
STORY NEWS 8S MULTICULTURAL REPORTER KATIERA WINFREY JOINS US US TO HELP TAKE US ON A RIDE. *KATIER*) THERE’S EVIDENCE *KATIER*) THERE’S EVIDEN THAT INDY’S BLACK SKATE THAT INDY’S BLACK SKATE CULTURE GOES BACK ROUGHLY 70 CULTURE GOES BACK ROUGHLY 70 YEARS OR MORE. SO THE CULTURE HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE.
HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE. BUT WITH SO MANY PEOPLE COOPED BUT WITH SO MANY PEOPLE COOPED UP FOR THE PANDEMIC… AND UP FOR THE PANDEMIC… AND WANTING TO G WANTING TO GET OUT… SOME NEWBIES HAVE BEEN RECRUITED. I NEWBIES HAVE BEEN RECRUITED. I MET UP WITH SOME PROS… WHO
CAN REALLY SHOW YOU HOW IT’S MET UP WITH SOME PROS… WHO CAN REALLY SHOW YOU HOW IT’S DONE. *REPORTE*) WHEN THE WHEELS DONE. *REPORTE*) WHEN T HIT THE HARDWOOD… IT’S HIT THE HARDWOOD… IT’S MAGIC. ((LOWELL HARRIS/SKATER: AND WHAT KEEPS ME COMING BACK AND WHAT KEE IS THAT TYPE OF EXCITEMENT))
IS THAT TYPE OF EXCITEMENT)) AND ONCE YOU’VE FOUND THE GROOVE… THE MUSIC AND ONCE YOU’VE FOUND THE GROOVE… THE MUSIC MOVES YOU. ((TERRELL JACKSON/SKATER: “I ((TERRELL JACKSON/SKATER: “I LOVE LOVE WHAT I DO. I LOVE SKATING. )) ROLLER SKATING… THIS IS LIFE. ((DESCHANTRICE SKATING. )) ROLLER SKATING… SMITH/CANDY; YOU CAN’T EVEN
THIS IS LIFE. ((DESCHANTRICE SMITH/CANDY; YOU CAN’T EVEN EXPLAIN IT. IT’S BEYOND SKATING. IT’S A WHOLE CU SKATING. IT’S A WHOLE CULTURE IN ITSELF. )) THERE’S A MELODY IN ITSELF. )) THERE’S A MELODY FOUND IN EACH WHEEL ROTATION. AND DEPENDING ON HOW LONG YOU FOUND IN EACH WHEEL ROTATION.
GO THE SYMPHONY CAN LAST A AND DEPENDING ON HOW LONG YOU GO THE SYMPHONY CAN LAST A LIFETIME. AND THAT’S THE LIFETIME. AND THAT’S THE BEAUTY. SOME WOULD CALL IT BEAUTY. SOME WOULD CALL IT POETRY… IN MOTION. ((LAMONE POETRY… IN MOTION. ((LAMONE ROGERS/POETRY IN MOTION; ” I CAN CHANGE IT UP AGAIN, STILL
CAN CHANGE IT UP AGAIN, STILL REMAIN SMOOTH. )) THAT REMAIN SMOOTH. )) THAT’S WHERE NAPTOWN REAL ROLLERS’ LAMONE NAPTOWN REAL ROLLERS’ LAMONE ROGERS GETS HIS NAME. HE AND ROGERS GETS HIS NAME. HE AND LOWELL HARRIS FOUNDED THE LOWELL HARRIS FOUNDED THE GROUP IN 1999. ((LAMONE GROUP IN 1999. ((LAMONE
ROGERS/POETRY IN MOTION; SO AT THAT POINT, I SAID, YOU KNOW, LET’S SEE IF WE CAN START A THAT POINT, I SAID, YOU KNOW, CULTURE OURSELVES AND KEEP LET’S SEE IF WE CAN START A THAT TRADITION GOING AND THAT TRADITION GOING AND THAT’S KIND OF HOW THIS CLUB ACTUALLY TOOOOK F.F. )ANAN
THAT’S KIND OF HOW THIS CLUB ACTUALLY TOOK OFF. )) AND THE DUO IS STILL ROLLING…WITH A DUO IS STILL ROLLING…WITH A QUITE FEW MORE ON THE ROSTER. QUITE FEW MORE ON THE ROSTER. INDY’S SKATELAND IS HOME BASE INDY’S SKATELAND IS HOME BASE FOR A WEEKLY ADULT ROLLER FOR A WEEKLY ADULT ROLLER
SKATE NIGHT… AND THE CREW SKATE NIGHT… AND THE CREW ALWAYS SHOWS OUT. (( LOWELL HARRIS/SKATER: “IMPORTANT THING FOR THIS CLUB WAS TO THING FOR THIS CLUB WA BRING PEOPLE IN, TEACH THEM BRIN THE ART AND THE FLOW OF THE ART AND THE FLOW OF SKATING AND INTRODUCE THEM TO SOMETHING OTHER THAN WHAT’S
OUT THERE ON THE STREETS.”)) AT THE HEART …IS A LOVE FOR SKATING, FELLOWSHIP AND OUT COMMUNITY BUILDING. THE AT THE HEART PANDEMIC’S DEVASTATION HAS OPENED UP THE SKATING WORLD COMMUN EVEN MORE. ((TERRELL PANDEMIC’S DEVASTATION HAS OPENED UP THE SKATING WORLD JACKSON/SKATER: THIS IS WHERE EVEN MORE. ((TERRELL JACKSON/SKATER: THIS IS WH
A LOT OF PEOPLE COME TO GET A LOT OF PEOPLE COME TO GET AWAY FROM THE DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES.”)) FURTHER PROVING AWAY FROM THE DAY TO DAY THERE’S A FREEDOM FOUND OUT ON ACTIVITIES.”)) FURTHER PROVING THE FLOOR. AND IT’S AN OPEN THERE’S A FREEDOM FOUND OUT ON
THE FLOOR. AND IT’S AN OPEN SPACE FOR THE NEWCOMERS AND SPACE FO PROS. ((DESCHANTRICE SMITH/CANDY; A LOT OF PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY, THAT JUST LOOKS SO PROS. ((DESCHA COOL. I JUST I JUST WISH I CAN SMITH/CANDY; A LOT O COME OUT THERE AND SKATE. AND ALWAYS SAY, THAT JUST LOOKS SO COOL
YOU GUYS LOOK AMAZING. WHOA. COME OUT THERE AND SKATE. AND THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN GET THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN GET ANYWHERE TO WHERE WE ARE NOW ANYWHERE TO WHERE WE ARE NOW IS IF YOU TRY IT JUST COME PUT IS IF YOU TRY IT JUST COME PUT
SOME SKATES ON.)) HARRIS SAYS SOME SKATES ON.)) HARRIS SAYS WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT HISTORY… BLACK SKATING CULTURE GROWS WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT HISTORY… BLACK SKATING CULTURE GROWS DEEP IN INDIANA. ((LOWELL DE HARRIS/SKATER: BLACK CULTURE HARRIS/SKATER: BLACK CULTURE OF STATE. IT HAS NOT ONLY STAYED ALIVE BUT IT IS GROWING
OF STATE. IT HAS NOT ONLY STAYED ALIVE BUT IT IS GROWING AND GROWING BI AND GROWING BIGGER.)) *KATI *KATIER*) THE NAPTOWN REAL ROLL ROLLERS IS A TRAVELING SKATE GROUP. SO BLACK SKATE CULTURE ISN’T UNIQUE TO INDIANA. ISN’T UNIQUE TO INDIANA. YOU’LL FIND SIMILAR SKAT YOU’LL FIND SIMILAR SKATING SCENES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
SCENES AROUND THE COUNTRY. REPORTING IN THE STUDIO, I’M WISHTV N REPORTING IN THE STUDIO, I’M WISHTV NEWS 8S MULTICULTURAL REPORTER KATIERA WINFREY. REPORTER KATIERA WINFREY.
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