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What skate companies out there have majority ownership by a person/people of color? I don’t really know of any off the top of my head right now but I know they’re out there.
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What skate companies out there have majority ownership by a person/people of color? I don’t really know of any off the top of my head right now but I know they’re out there.
Stevie still owns DGK, right? Also AYC, if that counts.
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I think Hopps belongs mostly to Jahmal Williams? I'm fairly certain Pep Kim owns a chunk of Chrystie, as well, but don't quote me on that.
Is Lev Tanju of Palace a POC?
Also, this is a great thread, Will. Back it.
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Hardies, Max Allure...AND i'm spent...
I think the major trouble is: a lot of individuals are having trouble procuring the small loan of a million dollars that apparently some of our fathers can just give to us.
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primitive by paul and spanish mike? not sure on that tho
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Selfish. Before anyone says Jereme isn't of color check again…he's ginger.
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Daniel Kim owns Sting Water, and that stuff stings the face.
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BLVD
Is Volume 4 still a thing?
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Vitello's are Latin American and own practically everything. Although, I think they are originally of Italian descent.
Also, figuring out who owns what exactly in certain scenario's is difficult. Like how much of Real does Tommy own and how much of Krooked does Gonz own. Due to these being privately held companies this info is never publically available.
Does anyone know what Lev Tanju's background is?
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Jason Jesse will soon be minority owned.
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Raw Dog
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primitive by paul and spanish mike? not sure on that tho
it’s Paul and that old white dude that films for dc
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Vitello's are Latin American and own practically everything. Although, I think they are originally of Italian descent.
Also, figuring out who owns what exactly in certain scenario's is difficult. Like how much of Real does Tommy own and how much of Krooked does Gonz own. Due to these being privately held companies this info is never publically available.
Does anyone know what Lev Tanju's background is?
I know a Turkish guy with the same last name, so maybe turkish?
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Vitello's are Latin American and own practically everything. Although, I think they are originally of Italian descent.
Also, figuring out who owns what exactly in certain scenario's is difficult. Like how much of Real does Tommy own and how much of Krooked does Gonz own. Due to these being privately held companies this info is never publically available.
Does anyone know what Lev Tanju's background is?
https://theidleman.com/manual/life/who-is-lev-tanju/
yeah, half-turkish is right
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This thread turned out great the last time we had it.
http://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=90101.30
I'd add Ace and Diamond to the list.
And Wayward, minus Brophy.
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Vitello's are Latin American and own practically everything. Although, I think they are originally of Italian descent.
Also, figuring out who owns what exactly in certain scenario's is difficult. Like how much of Real does Tommy own and how much of Krooked does Gonz own. Due to these being privately held companies this info is never publically available.
Does anyone know what Lev Tanju's background is?
That's what I thought, but then we get into do Turkish people count as POC or as a minority considering the standards can get pretty arbitrary at points.
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Quartet I believe is minority owned.
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I think George Powell and Stacey Peralta identify as non-binary, so...
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how much of traffic does ricky own?
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meow is owned by a white woman. besides the fact that behind every black man in a tree was a good white woman, they're considered minorities.
LGBTQ minority BA briefly owned 3D.
real minorities? public housing maybe.
kareem had companies back in the day.
daewon too.
nowadays, just some budget stuff i think. dgk usedta be.
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carpet co is by two middle eastern brothers, thats the best company out right now!
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Navarrette has a piece of Creature doesn't he?
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all of Sal's companies were dope. too bad nothing was permanent.
Public Housing has the juice. Rooting for that squad.
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Western Edition is owned by Kent from FTC.
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carpet co is by two middle eastern brothers, thats the best company out right now!
Yea carpet is sick
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What skate companies out there have majority ownership by a person/people of color? I don’t really know of any off the top of my head right now but I know they’re out there.
Totally not trying to go all Jason Jesse, but, "White" or people of European decent is a, "Color." Just my opinion, but I don't think it's cool to base your skate purchases based off people's skin color or race. Who cares?, as long as the team is good and the product is quality.
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Jason Jesse will soon be minority owned.
Scout Jesse got blacked, confirmed.
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carpet co is by two middle eastern brothers, thats the best company out right now!
Big ups to these guys. Everything they put out is dope.
Also, the game needs Organikarl. Someone back this man.
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What skate companies out there have majority ownership by a person/people of color? I don’t really know of any off the top of my head right now but I know they’re out there.
Because It’s important for minorities to break bread with each other and build a strong economic base amongst themselves. In an industry dominated by whites, I think there should be somewhat of an emphasis on minorities supporting their own across all races. DLX, NHS, etc have gotten plenty of money from me over the years, I’d just like to make more of an effort to spend said money amongst the small companies owned by people who look like me instead of all of it going towards an already well-off company/distro that may or may not actually give a fuck about me
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Inkwell Commons. Not a huge brand by any means but i'm pretty positive it's minority owned
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Because It’s important for minorities to break bread with each other and build a strong economic base amongst themselves. In an industry dominated by whites (which is fine), I think there should be somewhat of an emphasis on minorities supporting their own across all races. DLX, NHS, etc have gotten plenty of money from me over the years, I’d just like to make more of an effort to spend said money amongst the small companies owned by people who look like me instead of all of it going towards an already well-off company/distro that may or may not actually give a fuck about me
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What skate companies out there have majority ownership by a person/people of color? I don’t really know of any off the top of my head right now but I know they’re out there.
Because It’s important for minorities to break bread with each other and build a strong economic base amongst themselves. In an industry dominated by whites (which is fine), I think there should be somewhat of an emphasis on minorities supporting their own across all races. DLX, NHS, etc have gotten plenty of money from me over the years, I’d just like to make more of an effort to spend said money amongst the small companies owned by people who look like me instead of all of it going towards an already well-off company/distro that may or may not actually give a fuck about me
So... Is it Okay if I only buy skate product from people, "Who look like me"? No, "Distro" cares about you at all. Just buy stuff from companies you like.
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The entire industry is run by dark men. Jerry told us so.
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What skate companies out there have majority ownership by a person/people of color? I don’t really know of any off the top of my head right now but I know they’re out there.
Because It’s important for minorities to break bread with each other and build a strong economic base amongst themselves. In an industry dominated by whites (which is fine), I think there should be somewhat of an emphasis on minorities supporting their own across all races. DLX, NHS, etc have gotten plenty of money from me over the years, I’d just like to make more of an effort to spend said money amongst the small companies owned by people who look like me instead of all of it going towards an already well-off company/distro that may or may not actually give a fuck about me
So... Is it Okay if I only buy skate product from people, "Who look like me"? No, "Distro" cares about you at all. Just buy stuff from companies you like.
You can just stop with the false equivalency bullshit right the fuck now.
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If nothing else it's an interesting subject just because the obvious disparity between the demographics of those who skate and those who run the industry. Stop being such a sensitive fucking pussy lampshade.
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I think asking "what companies market to colored people but are owned by cracKKKas" would have yielded greater results.
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Stereo - Chris Pastras
Real - Tommy G
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white folks better with money.
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WKND-Grant Yansura and Raymond Molinar?
Welcome-Jason Celaya
Any company Tony Alva and Stacy Peralta have owned, both Mexican-American.
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The Zumiez out here is 75% black employees. #progress
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The Zumiez out here is 75% black employees. #progress
Ha- #Zumiezlivesmatter. Sorry if I offended anyone in this thread. People should just buy stuff they're stoked on. Some people get off on buying the most obscure core brands no one has ever heard of and some people love Element and Plan B. Whatever works for you.
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carpet co is by two middle eastern brothers, thats the best company out right now!
Also, the game needs Organikarl. Someone back this man.
Karl has Maxallure now
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Rick Howard is Czech and Mike Carroll is Romanian so Girl, Chocolate, and Lakai.
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carpet co is by two middle eastern brothers, thats the best company out right now!
Also, the game needs Organikarl. Someone back this man.
Their decks are sick but kinda a FA ripoff (big surprise.)
I find it ironic that despite the name of the company i've seen maxallure boards NOWHERE.
Karl writing them childerens books anyway man fuck some skateboarding to pay the bills shit.
(https://image.ibb.co/h2tc0d/MFS.png)
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I think Hopps belongs mostly to Jahmal Williams? I'm fairly certain Pep Kim owns a chunk of Chrystie, as well, but don't quote me on that.
Is Lev Tanju of Palace a POC?
Also, this is a great thread, Will. Back it.
He's Turkish, which got me psyched, because i am of turkish descent and there are like no other turks in the skateboard industry i think, except for jai tanju
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Does Koston own part of Numbers?
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Louw - Enrique Lorenzo
Numbers - Eric Koston
Affiliate (RIP) - Vache Kodjavakian and Reggie Destin (RIP)
American Dream Inc (RIP) - Ron Allen
Preduce
Evisen
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Vitello's are Latin American and own practically everything. Although, I think they are originally of Italian descent.
Also, figuring out who owns what exactly in certain scenario's is difficult. Like how much of Real does Tommy own and how much of Krooked does Gonz own. Due to these being privately held companies this info is never publically available.
Does anyone know what Lev Tanju's background is?
Def. not POC
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The Zumiez out here is 75% black employees. #progress
Ha- #Zumiezlivesmatter. Sorry if I offended anyone in this thread. People should just buy stuff they're stoked on. Some people get off on buying the most obscure core brands no one has ever heard of and some people love Element and Plan B. Whatever works for you.
stop pretending you don't know what racism is
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The Zumiez out here is 75% black employees. #progress
Ha- #Zumiezlivesmatter. Sorry if I offended anyone in this thread. People should just buy stuff they're stoked on. Some people get off on buying the most obscure core brands no one has ever heard of and some people love Element and Plan B. Whatever works for you.
stop pretending you don't know what racism is
The conversation of buying from a specific race, sets us back decades as a society.
Modern fucking-day tribalism is alive and well. Well done gents.
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The Zumiez out here is 75% black employees. #progress
Ha- #Zumiezlivesmatter. Sorry if I offended anyone in this thread. People should just buy stuff they're stoked on. Some people get off on buying the most obscure core brands no one has ever heard of and some people love Element and Plan B. Whatever works for you.
stop pretending you don't know what racism is
The conversation of buying from a specific race, sets us back decades as a society.
Modern fucking-day tribalism is alive and well. Well done gents.
How does minorities making an emphasis to support their own businesses “set us back”? Do some of y’all just not get the economics behind it? I just don’t understand how there’s people in this thread who look at this as a bad thing unless you’re getting overly defensive and acting like I’m trying to segregate people’s shopping habits.
Its the same concept as the core vs corpo argument, Where do you want that dollar to go? As a black man in America, I’d like to think I can support a black-owned business (and possibly someone’s family) through my skateboarding hobby by buying goods through them. What’s wrong with that concept? I’ve bought a ton of boards from the big brands throughout my lifetime without hesitation, what’s wrong with showing love to the little guys?
Much thanks to anyone in here coming through with some real input on brands though. I just want people to be able to support their own and empower their dollars, even if it’s just money spent on skate gear.
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Hardies hardware.
The HANDSDOWN movement/clothing brand.
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The Zumiez out here is 75% black employees. #progress
Ha- #Zumiezlivesmatter. Sorry if I offended anyone in this thread. People should just buy stuff they're stoked on. Some people get off on buying the most obscure core brands no one has ever heard of and some people love Element and Plan B. Whatever works for you.
stop pretending you don't know what racism is
The conversation of buying from a specific race, sets us back decades as a society.
Modern fucking-day tribalism is alive and well. Well done gents.
How does minorities making an emphasis to support their own businesses “set us back”? Do some of y’all just not get the economics behind it? I just don’t understand how there’s people in this thread who look at this as a bad thing unless you’re getting overly defensive and acting like I’m trying to segregate people’s shopping habits.
Its the same concept as the core vs corpo argument, Where do you want that dollar to go? As a black man in America, I’d like to think I can support a black-owned business (and possibly someone’s family) through my skateboarding hobby by buying goods through them. What’s wrong with that concept? I’ve bought a ton of boards from the big brands throughout my lifetime without hesitation, what’s wrong with showing love to the little guys?
Much thanks to anyone in here coming through with some real input on brands though. I just want people to be able to support their own and empower their dollars, even if it’s just money spent on skate gear.
Everyone is free to choose and voice an opinion. I'm not mad either way.
Corp vs. core debate is loosely based on the idea that these large brands, do more harm then good. They'll leave, when the industry is no longer profitable, etc. They're only making decisions based on dollars and cents, right. We could go on forever...
Basing a purchase on skin color, is not the same debate. I understand your side of the coin, it makes perfect sense. Just a hard thing not to twist into something its not.
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I think Hopps belongs mostly to Jahmal Williams? I'm fairly certain Pep Kim owns a chunk of Chrystie, as well, but don't quote me on that.
Is Lev Tanju of Palace a POC?
Also, this is a great thread, Will. Back it.
from what i've heard Palace isn't really owned by Lev, some suit guys really owning the thing (letting him and the boys do what they want pretty much though)
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carpet co is by two middle eastern brothers, thats the best company out right now!
Also, the game needs Organikarl. Someone back this man.
Good lookin out. I didn't know about Maxallure. Will cop soon.
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What skate companies out there have majority ownership by a person/people of color? I don’t really know of any off the top of my head right now but I know they’re out there.
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The Zumiez out here is 75% black employees. #progress
Ha- #Zumiezlivesmatter. Sorry if I offended anyone in this thread. People should just buy stuff they're stoked on. Some people get off on buying the most obscure core brands no one has ever heard of and some people love Element and Plan B. Whatever works for you.
stop pretending you don't know what racism is
The conversation of buying from a specific race, sets us back decades as a society.
Modern fucking-day tribalism is alive and well. Well done gents.
Goddamn this attitude is ignorant. Would you say that about Jewish people as well? People still out here trying to act like the way to overcome racism is to pretend like it didn't/doesn't exist. Slavery, Jim Crow, redlining, inequity in drug policies, segregation, and the MANY other forms of systemic racism are what ACTUALLY set us back decades, centuries actually.
Supporting black or brown owned businesses is just one small way to try and counter those injustices above. When we close the wealth gap and credit gap for minority business owners maybe then the conversation can change. Not before then. Understanding the economics and history is necessary.
This book is a good start:
https://www.epi.org/publication/the-color-of-law-a-forgotten-history-of-how-our-government-segregated-america/ (https://www.epi.org/publication/the-color-of-law-a-forgotten-history-of-how-our-government-segregated-america/)
Of course people should buy whatever the fuck they're stoked on. That can mean supporting folks who have been marginalized if they also happen to make dope shit.
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Louw - Enrique Lorenzo
Numbers - Eric Koston
Affiliate (RIP) - Vache Kodjavakian and Reggie Destin (RIP)
American Dream Inc (RIP) - Ron Allen
Preduce
Evisen
Evisen is from Japan, and i think being japonese in japan is not minority but ok
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Louw - Enrique Lorenzo
Numbers - Eric Koston
Affiliate (RIP) - Vache Kodjavakian and Reggie Destin (RIP)
American Dream Inc (RIP) - Ron Allen
Preduce
Evisen
That’s great, but I’m not in Japan.
You should work on your deductive reasoning.
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BLVD
WAS Volume 4 EVER a thing?
:)