Dutch settlers may have brought Double Dutch to America, but it was Black girls who put it on the map, says Lauren Walker, president of the National Double Dutch League. "Double Dutch is Black girl ...
Whenever Esmée van der Hoeven’s students learn that she teaches Dutch language at both Stanford and UC Berkeley, the inevitable follow up question is: “Which school do you like more?” “I always answer ...
Our series, A More Perfect Union, aims to show that what unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us. In this installment, we're taking a trip down memory lane to the days when jumping ...
On a patch of concrete in Cow Meadow Park in Freeport, an intense game of double Dutch is in motion. Two jump ropes twirl so fast that the sound of them whipping in circles fills the air. But these ...
On a warm autumn evening, a half-dozen African American women — sisters, cousins, friends — gathered for an activity that first brought them joy decades ago. "I'd been looking for an outlet for ...
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Members of the 40+ Double Dutch subclub in the West Oak Lane neighborhood celebrate aging, fitness and sisterhood during weekly meetups. Members of the Philadelphia chapter of the 40+ Double Dutch ...