{"id":15343,"date":"2011-06-20T15:44:02","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T20:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/59.6591"},"modified":"2011-06-20T15:44:02","modified_gmt":"2011-06-20T20:44:02","slug":"go-skate-boarding-day-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rlsh.net\/archive\/2011\/06\/20\/go-skate-boarding-day-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Go Skate Boarding Day 2011 Video."},"content":{"rendered":"
http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VFIeyI7tGws<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n

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http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VFIeyI7tGws<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n
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Talk about stereotype busters!!!!! Talked today on New Orleans Canal Street\u00a0to a young man named Patrick whom\u00a0I consider the dean of downtown Black skateboarders.<\/strong>
\nI asked him did he know\u00a0tomorrow ( June, 21st, 2011 ) was Go\u00a0Skateboarding Day and his response was yes and that he will be videotaping\u00a0it. From there a great conversation developed.<\/strong>
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\nIt’s become common place to see them noisily zooming along in that area.\u00a0When I was their age, Skateboarding was a White, California or suburban thing to do.<\/strong>
\nFast forward to the early 21st Century and young side walk surfers from the inner city have carved their niche in this dynamic sport’s culture.<\/strong>
\nAs an activist I asked him about run-ins with police; how adults can help, etc. since this sport takes place in the central business district or ” the CBD ” in localese. <\/strong>
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\nI\u00a0quickly realized Patrick\u00a0has the calm delivery of a presidential spokes person. <\/strong>
\nWe talked about the stereotypes they defeat ( i.e. ” Black boys don’t skateboard! ” ) and the money-making potential if some of these kids go pro one day.<\/strong>
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\nWhile our topic was skate boarding\u00a0broader topics therein were\u00a0liberty; individuality and all these other lofty topics Black boys, alongside peers everywhere should explore.<\/strong>
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\nWhen I see them zooming down the sidewalk, doing things that would likely injure lesser beings, it tells me the inner city hasn’t been beaten, not yet.<\/strong>
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\nNot with great men like Patrick on the scene.<\/strong>
\nHappy Go Skateboarding Day!!!!!!!<\/strong>
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\n*** This post isn’t a racial thing by the way, it’s a celebration of the freedom and creative expression that comes from healthy\u00a0individualism.<\/strong>
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\nNADRA<\/strong> ENZI AKA CAPT BLACK promotes finding your “super” through creative crime prevention; homeless outreach and political advocacy. (504) 214-3082.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
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