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Wilmington, North Carolina once had a thriving Black middle class and an elected interracial government. In 1898 white supremacists used violence to overthrow that government, kill Black residents and drive many others from the city.
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This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
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Freeskates is a type of sports equipment made of two separate metal or wooden decks with two polyurethane in-line wheels attached to the underside by a pair of angled trucks. It is referred to as freeskating, freeline skating, or drift skating.[1][2][3][4]
Freeskates were developed in 2002 in San Francisco by Ryan Farrelly, and a patent was filed by Farrelly and Jason Galoob in 2003.[5][6] Farrelly founded a company called Freeline which sold freeskates starting in 2005.[7] Freeline Sports, Inc has since gone out of business.[citation needed] Freeskating is practiced around the world. In 2015, former members of the original brand (Freeline) came together to create JMKRIDE. Based in San Diego, California JMKRIDE aimed to revive the sport. The sport was rebranded to be called "freeskating" to reach worldwide riders.[8][9][10]
To ride, the rider is positioned sideways and move their feet back-and-forth in a motion called pumping to accelerate. The acceleration is enhanced by swinging arms and hips, providing a counterweight to the push against the skates.
To move forward, the feet move in opposite sinusoidal paths with varying phase, so the rider can exert forces to move. When both feet are in phase, this variation is called "double pumping".
To turn left or right, the feet are moved outwards or inwards, creating an arc for the skates to turn.
The left foot on the forward skate and the right on the back is colloquially known as "regular", the opposite "goofy" – the same as in other boarded sports, like skateboarding.
Traditionally the diameter is 58–72 mm, and the profile is flat, while newer style wheels are curved, creating a different contact profile.
The thickness and size of the wheels affects the stance and style of the motion, and thus the types of tricks that can be used, such that "throwbacks", a trick where you balance on one skate while the other leaves, and comes back and ends in normal riding, are preferred on curved wheels, while flat wheels provide more stability on the horizontal axis.
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Freeskates is a type of sports equipment made of two separate metal or wooden decks with two polyurethane in-line wheels attached to the underside by a pair of angled trucks. It is referred to as freeskating, freeline skating, or drift skating.
Free skate may refer to: Inline skates Free skating Freeskates
Skate 2 is a 2009 skateboarding video game developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts. The game was released worldwide in January 2009 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 after the spin-off title Skate It. It is the sequel to 2007's Skate and the third installment in the Skate series overall. A sequel, Skate 3, was released in May 2010. Set in the fictional city of New San Vanelona, the single-player career mode follows a skateboarder released from jail five years after being arrested in the first game, Skate, who is tasked with popularising skateboarding in the city again after devastating earthquakes, avoiding security guards hired by the company "Mongocorp" who have bought most of the city's property. Players create their own character and perform tricks such as ollies and grabs to earn points. Tricks can be used to complete challenges, such as racing and trick contests, which earn the player money that can be used to buy clothes and property or bet on events. Up to four players can play against each other in the local multiplayer "party play" mode, and an online multiplayer mode allows players to connect to games over the internet and take part in various competitive or cooperative activities. Skate 2 is playable on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S consoles through backwards compatibility.
A cart is a two-wheeled vehicle designed for transport. It can be pulled by humans or draught animals such as horses, donkeys, mules and oxen, or smaller animals such as goats and large dogs. Carting is the transport of goods by horse-drawn cart, particularly the haulage of heavy loads such as coal. A carter is a person whose occupation is driving or managing a horse-drawn cart for heavy haulage, often walking beside the horses. The surname "Carter" derives from the occupation. A cartwright is a builder of carts. The word cart is often used incorrectly to indicate four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicles. Over time, the word "cart" has expanded to mean nearly any small conveyance without regard to number of wheels, load carried, or means of propulsion. The word car has often been modified to cart through colloquialization. For example, several small sport and hobby cars carry "cart" in their name such as pedal carts (manually pedaled), soap-box carts (gravity run), and go-carts (gas engine). Similarly, golf cars are more commonly known as golf carts.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
MORE →Mae Jemison, aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.