Brooklyn Recess keeps the sport of double Dutch alive and jumping

WNYC News | Jun 24, 2022
Natelegé Whaley and Naima Moore Turner started organizing double Dutch outings not just for nostalgic fun, but also to create space for Black people in a rapidly gentrifying borough. The founders of Brooklyn Recess round up eager participants from throughout the city for their jump-rope outings in Brooklyn parks, and sometimes at public events where they know the community will be present.

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