Introducing Courtney Burnett, an 18-year-old Brooklyn native who found her passion in skateboarding during the pandemic and now hopes to change the face of the sport
Empower Onyx: How did this union come about with you and a skateboard?I always wanted to do it. I saw one of [my brother Joshua’s] old skateboards and I just had to try it out. During quarantine, it was an escape. It was fun to find something to work on during a time where everything was uncertain and there’s all this stuff going on. It was my time to focus and learn.It makes me feel free. Like I’m cruising—I’m standing still, but I’m going fast.
Your job here is to get over yourself, so you can land this trick. You know what I mean? In skateboarding, everyone’s always saying, commit. So you tell yourself, screw what my brain is saying, I’m going to land this trick. There’s something that’s so freeing about that because you’re pushing past boundaries, which I really like. So as a Black woman who has always been walking that line, it’s like nice to have that escape.
EO: What advice would you give for someone who is standing on the skateboard “sidelines” but not so sure they’re ready to try it?No more excuses, no more. I want to convince people, especially girls that don’t want to fall—falling is a part of skateboarding. You can get over it; you’ll be fine because of the risk to reward. Landing that trick is so much more rewarding when you’ve fallen along the way. Falling is just a part of life.
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