PBS NewsHour

More marginalized people find community in skateboarding

Clip: 08/06/2022 | 6m 39s

Skateboarding's popularity has skyrocketed since its early outsider origins, but for a lot of its history, the sport has seemed largely reserved for straight, white men. Special correspondent Christopher Booker reports on how the closed-off culture of skateboarding is becoming a lot more inclusive.

Aired: 08/06/22 | Rating: NR

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