Skate #3: Go Skateboarding Day
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Skate #3: Go Skateboarding Day

It’s safe to say skateboarding has a terrible history with racism. In light of the protests happening right now, will the skateboarding industry address this in 2020?

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Marcus
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Marcus

Marcus Rashford has started to make a name for himself as an athlete activist to be reckoned with. Is this a sign of the times and an opportunity for Marcus to establish himself as this generation’s Muhammad Ali?

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Be Like Raheem
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Be Like Raheem

Tonight the Premier League returns, with the players sporting “Black Lives Matter” on the back of their shirts. This raises some interesting questions when considering the political role of the athlete.

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Venice
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Venice

From Ladywell to Venice Beach, world’s apart, but just another concrete structure built for skateboarding.

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Skate #2: Sisters Doing It For Themselves
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Skate #2: Sisters Doing It For Themselves

I took up skateboarding because my older brother did. My brother was one of those typical early 2000s teenage skaters: peroxide hair, zero hoody and baggy jeans. At the time, I thought this was extremely cool.

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Ladywell
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Ladywell

I’ve been skateboarding since I was about 13. The politics of this sport are… interesting to say the least.

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