Name: Video: ‘This is a place for all of us’: The changing face of the Twin Cities skate scene
Description: Skateboarding — at least in the mainstream — has historically been a sport dominated by young boys. Slowly, the skate scene is welcoming a new generation of people across all identities. We visited skateparks around the Twin Cities and heard from a group of diverse skaters about their experiences and perspectives on the state of skating.

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Skateboarding — at least in the mainstream — has historically been a sport dominated by young boys. Slowly, the skate scene is welcoming a new generation of people across all identities. We visited skateparks around the Twin Cities and heard from a group of diverse skaters about their experiences and perspectives on the state of skating.

A skater in an orange shirt rides a rail.

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A skater in a pink shirt stands for a portrait.

A skater with red shoes rides down a ramp.

Two skaters socialize and smile at each other at a skate park.

‘This is a place for all of us’: The changing face of the Twin Cities skate scene

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