BLACK GIRLS SKATE
ABOUT US:
Black Girls Skate (BGS) is a growing non-profit organization devoted to creating equity, visibility and safety for skaters who identify as Womxn and/or Non-binary AND Black, African, or Of Color. We are specifically invested in amplifying skaters across the Black diaspora. We are unapologetically focusing our efforts on Black womxn, while supporting/promoting IPOC. BGS currently operates as a social media and content curation resource.
Mission
Our mission is to raise skater visibility and increase skater safety practices while providing positive safe spaces for new, aspiring and professional skaters. Through providing financial support with skater resources, producing community events connecting Black skaters, creating and disseminating educational materials.