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From boarding by the beach in the '70s to Tony Hawk’s Boom Boom HuckJam in the 2000s, our archives are a treasure trove of videos from the various eras of skating.
February 8, 2021 François Picard HOUSTON (AFP) – Wheels whir and clatter as Jerahn Thomas and his skateboarding friends land tricks on the streets of downtown Houston, each success bringing broad smiles to their faces. Passers-by at nearby taco stands seem oblivious to their skill – but it doesn’t matter to Thomas. “What we’ve been through those last months, that’s history in the making,” the 25-year-old, dressed in a beanie, hoodie and glasses, told AFP on a recent Friday in January. The reason for his excitement? Thrasher, the iconic skateboarding magazine, recently confron...
Skateboarding seeks to flip its image of whiteness AFP 2/6/2021 AFP © Francois PICARD The September 2020 issue of the skate magazine Thrasher, which features portraits of 32 Black skaters as it pushes back against an image of whiteness in the sport Wheels whir and clatter as Jerahn Thomas and his skateboarding friends land tricks on the streets of downtown Houston, each success bringing broad smiles to their faces. Passers-by at nearby taco stands seem oblivious to their skill -- but it doesn't matter to Thomas. "What we've been through those last months, that's history i...