Claire Lee and Rayven Tate started the group LonelyBones because they felt there wasn’t room in skateboarding for people like them. In doing so, they ended up tapping into something much deeper.
Under a canopy of trees, skateboarders from all walks of life were sprawled out in the grass on a hot June day. Groups of young people rolled up to Cambridge's JFK Memorial Park on skateboards and sat side by side as their friends, new and old, laced up their roller skates. A DJ spun a youthful mix of indie music and hyper-pop, and there was an undeniable buzz in the air.
Tate, who is from Texas and also a recent Northeastern University graduate, felt similarly. She was drawn to the culture of skating — especially the fashion after growing up in private schools with uniforms. When searching for a style of her own, she found the aesthetic interesting. As lockdown ordinances came down across the world, she decided it was the perfect time to learn. But she didn’t know where to start.
Positive energy is hard to cultivate artificially, and it was palpable at the event at JFK Memorial Park. Alana Persing, a Northeastern graduate from New York, said that the collective has helped her feel more at home. “There are fellow Latina women here. And anyone who just feels like they haven't had a home,” said Persing. “I feel like we were kind of outcast from this type of activity for no real reason.
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