NUBIAN KNIGHTS NETWORK: ROD's Summer Trip To Michigan (2011) - Part IV DAY 5: A Little BBQ / Friday Night Roller Skating

QUOTATIONS OF "BLACK"

"Whenever I use BLACK it relates to some history of Africans in that particular place. It’s the idea of the color BLACK as a metaphor, or as a representation of African-Americans. It’s the notion of BLACK- BLACKNESS - and all its other meanings in relation to the history of race..."

- Fred Wilson

"Most of my fortitude to continue doing the work comes from the moral outrage I feel about the injustices that Black people endure disproportionately daily."

- N. Abdul-Wakil

"In the end, what matters is not skin shade but pan-African consciousness. Loving your complexion, your nose, lips, hair length and texture, no matter what the politics or trends decide, and simply be. That's the problem with us (African folks). We're still learning how to love ourselves. So used to glorifying others and putting others first..."

- Dredlocks Tree

Monday, August 29, 2011

ROD's Summer Trip To Michigan (2011) - Part IV
DAY 5: A Little BBQ / Friday Night Roller Skating

Well, on Friday I spent the whole day out on Ann Arbor, a suburb of Michigan. It's about 48 minutes (driving) from Detroit.

I did some food shopping with a friend and we went back to the house. My friend was on-point and got the grill fired-up in hurry with zero problems and he prepared all the food. I contribute by making the potato salad from scratch...

All Photography

I Was At My Friend Louis' House in Ann Arbor
And He BBQ'd some Awesome Food...

We Got Some Shrimp Skewers, Turkey Sausage,
Vegetarian Hamburgers (For ME), Chicken Breast
And...

A Basted Barbecue Sauce Salmon Steak

Later that night we drove back to Detroit to meet up with the other fellaz for Friday night roller skating FUN at Northland Roller Rink which was so awesome!!

As a kid growing up in the 1970s roller skating was the rule. I never got a chance to own a pair of skates and practice when I was a kid... as much as I wanted a pair and to learn I simply never got around it. So it was really GREAT to finally go and I had a great time even though I never went on out of the rink itself -- I STAYED ON THE CARPETED AREAS OF THE FACILITY where I was safer. I almost busted my ass a few times, but never once did I fall!!! It's a Brooklyn brutha'z pride, you know?

YES Skating Along!... Man, I Can't Do That!

It Was Beautiful To See What Appears To Be A Male SGL Couple
Roller Skating Together.
It Was Quite Beautiful.

Nsilo And Yes Having FUN!

YES! Flying Fast

Nsilo Is Going Fast And Furious

Nsilo's Pose

Left To Right: Nsilo, Yes and Charles

GROUP SHOT! Charles, Keith, Yes, ME( BIG ROD), Nsilo And Louis
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SPECIAL THANKS AND LOVE TO CALVIN (Not Pictured)
Who Took ThIs Shot For Me!
(I Hardly Ever Get To Be In Most Of The Pictures I Take For Obvious Reasons)

Northland Roller Rink
(Michigan's Largest Roller Rink)

22311 West 8 Mile Road
(Off of Lahser Road)
Detroit, Michigan 48219-1265
Phone: (313) 535-1443

GOOGLE MAPS

Official Website:
northlandrink.com

SEE PREVIOUSLY
ROD's Summer Trip To Michigan (2011) - Part I
DAY 1: 1917 American Bistro /
Dabl's African Bead Gallery / Ruth Ellis Center

SEE PREVIOUSLY
ROD's Summer Trip To Michigan (2011) - Part II
DAY 4: The Charles H. Wright African American Museum /
Traffic Jam Restaurant

SEE PREVIOUSLY
ROD's Summer Trip To Michigan (2011) - Part III
DAY 4: The Charles H. Wright African American Museum /
Traffic Jam Restaurant

SEE NEXT
ROD's Summer Trip To Michigan (2011) - Part V
DAY 6:
Detroit's "Hotter Than July" Black Pride Celebration /
An Almost Visit To The Shrine of The Black Madonna Cultural Center /
Saturday Night House Party