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Crenshaw Skate Club’s mission is to represent
and empower inner city skate kids
all across the world.
What inspired you to start Crenshaw Skate Club?
When I was younger, I would look at skate magazines and I rarely ever saw people who looked like me and my friends who skated. I feel like inner-city skaters are so underrepresented in the skate community. So, I wanted to grow CSC and highlight skaters from Crenshaw to show people that we skate too. Also, I want to represent the Crenshaw story through the product shots. All the photos for CSC are taken in the neighborhood and the models are my homies.
What is the mission of CSC?
The mission for CSC is to represent and empower inner city skate kids all across the world. But as a brand owner I also feel that I have a personal mission. Something I noticed since I was young was the lack of positive mentorship within my neighborhood. I knew that I could change that by achieving certain accomplishments. I could show kids who grew up in the same neighborhood as me that they could do it too. I respect and understand that home situations may be different but I feel there is an opportunity to channel positive energy to such circumstances to achieve great outcomes. This is where a great mentor could be helpful and something that I’d love to be for the kids within my neighborhood. Based on what I hear throughout my neighborhood, many kids think the only way they can make it out is through sports or music, but I want to show kids that they should not limit themselves and expand their views on what they could do in their life. If I can inspire just one kid that they can be an entrepreneur, then all the hard work I put into my brand is worth it.
What has been your biggest accomplishment
since starting CSC?
My biggest accomplishment would have to be partnering with Nike and Jordan Brand multiple times to give back to my community. I was able to donate shoes to local youth programs such as the Crenshaw YMCA and restaurants such as Earles on Crenshaw.
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