The first time I stood on a skateboard, I was in high school. I was transferred from an all-Black school in Detroit to a predominately White one, and learning to navigate a new cultural ...

Sander Hölsgens received a 'starting grant' from OCW, The Netherlands. He is affiliated with Pushing Boarders, a platform tracing the social impact of skateboarding worldwide. At a school in Malmö, ...

SOUTH HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- No matter what age, if you're into skateboards, then you're probably familiar with Southside Skatepark. From bowls to their street course, for over 25 years, this indoor ...

A 13-year-old skater says she is among a growing number of girls proving skateboarding is a female sport. Ophelia started ...

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Kingsport Parks and Recreation Department is offering beginner skateboarding lessons in September and October. Classes will take place at Scott Adams Memorial Skatepark ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michelle Bruton covers action sports and the Olympics and Paralympics. On Friday, July 24, more than 11,000 of the world’s elite ...

Skateboarding has a storied local history, from the Evening Tribune reporting in 1962 that San Diego youths “invented the skateboard” — early versions added wood planks to roller skates — to two San ...