Skater Rises From Tough Neighborhood to Stardom

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › October 20, 2010

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ATLANTA - Terry Kennedy would sometimes hide his skateboard or walk the other way to avoid neighborhood gang members, who would call him "white boy" and couldn't understand why a young black man would want to be a skater.

"But I just saw through the negativity. To me, this is what kept me out of trouble. Through skateboarding, I was able to see outside of my neighborhood and expand my horizons," Kennedy said.

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Skater Rises From Tough Neighborhood to Stardom

Now, Kennedy's talents have landed him a TV show. The 25-year- old skateboarder from Long Beach, Calif., anchors a new reality show, "B...

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