Hawk said he believes the fellowship can help address racial inequality as well as provide opportunities for a new generation of minority leaders. The Skatepark Project – which began as the Tony Hawk Foundation in 2002, funded by Hawk’s $125,000 win on the celebrity edition of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” – saw the fellowship as a response, of sorts, to the police killing of George Floyd in 2020. They’re gonna have generational knowledge that’s going to passed down and there are very few things that allow that.” “It’s not just getting the skatepark built or getting knowledge within these young people’s hands. “These young people care passionately about skateboarding and are now getting training to be able to carry out their mission and get the work done,” Williams said. Neftalie Williams, a sociologist and expert on skateboarding culture as well as a provost postdoctoral scholar at USC’s Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, said he is excited by the prospect of having skateparks built through the fellowship program. And then they support you in your endeavors.” “It’s an individual pursuit, but you are bolstered by the community around you. “My style was so mechanical that I became an outcast within the skate community, but I did find my own sense of identity and community at the skatepark,” Hawk said. Sara Campos poses at tennis courts being converted to a skatepark at Portland State University in Portland, Ore., Friday, Oct.
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