Bastien Salabanzi

Bastien Salabanzi was an amazon skater during this era and made a lot of money, especially considering his young age and how he made so many different headlines in the skating world and how he made a lot of things different. Bastien is truly an underrated pillar in the skate community.

“Famous Black Skateboarders.” Diversity Now Competition, March 2, 2016.

Photographer: Andrew H. Walker

Darren Harper

Darren Harper is a story about coming from the bottom and not only making a name for yourself but also leaving a toxic and dangerous life behind. Darren was a drug dealer kid who grew up in a rough neighborhood and had to witness a lot of atrocities when growing upWhat he saw was what he thought life had to offer, especially growing up around that 24/7. It makes your brain consider that normal. He went through a lot before finally changing his life when it came to skateboarding and making a name for himself as an amazing street skater as well as a symbol that skating can really help in your life.

“Famous Black Skateboarders.” Diversity Now Competition, March 2, 2016.
https://diverssitynowcompeition.wordpress.com/2016/01/14/black-skateboarders/

Photo by Jonathan Newton

Nyjah Houston

Nyjah Houston Is if not one of the most talented and most important figure heads in skating and is one of those skaters you will know about if you spend more than a minute in the skate world and that's for good reason he is one if not the best skater on the world of skating and he has earned the title benign one of the youngest to go pro and to make headlines in the skating world for his amazing skill and great style he made sure to leave a mark that i'll not be left unseen. Nyjah Houston was also one of if not the first big black skater in the skating world to be on the same toes as Tony Hawk.

“Famous Black Skateboarders.” diversity now competition, March 2, 2016. .

Photography: Andrew H. Walker

Steve Caballero

Steve Caballero is one if not one of the earliest examples of a CHicano skater breaking out into
the world view and being well known. WHen it comes to Steve he was an amazing skater from the early stages of skating which was mainly vert skating which is the giant ramps and such. He also become of the most influential skaters in the skate world so far as to benign on the same level as Tony Hawk especially both coming from the same era and not only that but both finding success and him benign a chicano skater made a lot of people from his group go out and try skating and he was essentially the stepping stones for mexican skaters and let everyone know the people of color could do this sport and it wasn't th white stoner guy thing everyone thought it was.

Interviews, complete. “An Interview with Steve Caballero.” Tracker History, December 5, 2021. https://www.trackerhistory.com/blog/2016/11/07/an-interview-with-steve-caballero.

Photo By:Ted Terrebonne