Race
A skate legend too radical for the industry
This is Clyde Singleton — Clyde Singleton has been a transgressive force in skateboarding history – a tell-it-like-it-is character who has zero time for bullshit. Two decades after making his dream a reality by turning pro, he's still committed to pulling off the unexpected. This is a snapshot of his life.
Written by: Clyde Singleton
The white South Africans longing for Apartheid's return
Stuck in the past — In the secluded village of Kleinfontein residents refuse to accept the diversity of South Africa as the modern Rainbow Nation, instead living a life of segregation and racism, as they long to return to their Apartheid past.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Is surfing plagued with a racist streak?
Error in the Code — Beneath the brotherhood and bonhomie, is surfing tinged with a race problem? Tetsuhiko Endo is ready to ask questions.
Written by: Tetsuhiko Endo
The music video stripping back the Black British experience
Living in limbo — Brother Portrait lifts a veil on the Black British experience in this art-house music video exploring cultural identity.
Written by: Angel Lambo
The Big Race For Brooklyn: Inside the Red Hook Crit
Huck x Levi's® — New York's Red Hook Crit – often described as the world’s best urban cycling race – is made up of an eclectic community of competitors, facilitators, and fans. Here, in the latest post from 'Lines Through The City' – a collection of skateboarding and cycling stories produced by Huck in collaboration with Levi's® Skateboarding™ – we meet a prize selection in the event’s eighth year, to find out what makes it such an important date in any bike-lover’s calendar.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
Is political blackness past its sell by date?
Talking race — Political blackness, the idea that anyone non-white can unite under the term black, has a long and proud history. But in 2016, it might well be time to update the language used to fight racism and oppression.
Written by: Halimo Hussain
Sorry, there is no more room: My experience of whiteness in academia
The space belongs to us — When Eno Mfon arrived at Bristol University, the prospect of immersing herself in the rich cultural history of black performance and literature was exciting. Within days of arriving though, she'd faced explicit racism from her fellow students, and soon found out there was no room, apparently, on her curriculum for anyone who wasn't white.
Written by: Eno Mfon
Twenty-one non-white writers on life in Britain today
The Good Immigrant — What is it really like to be a person of colour living in modern Britain? Twenty-one writers discuss this reality, and share what it means to them in a new crowdfunded anthology fittingly titled The Good Immigrant.
Written by: Tenelle Ottley-Matthew
My journey to becoming the first black female pro cyclist
Huck x Levi's® — New Jersey’s Ayesha McGowan, now based in San Francisco, is on her way to becoming the first black female pro cyclist in the history of the sport. Here, in the first post from 'Lines Through The City' – a collection of skateboarding and cycling stories produced by Huck in collaboration with Levi's® Commuter™ – Ayesha shares the secret behind her unconquerable determination.
Written by: Ayesha McGowan
The two young artists taking on the pale, male and stale London scene
Challenging the mainstream — London-based art collective The White Pube are taking on the sexist, whitewashed London art world, one DIY project at a time.
Written by: Emily Casey