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The horse club offering a haven for young Londoners

Riding high — In one of the most disadvantaged inner-city neighbourhoods in the country, a community project is working to transform the lives of young people – using horses.

  • Reportage
  • Eva Clifford

The place where growing old doesn't mean growing up

Life after life — In the heart of Arizona, photographer Kendrick Brinson found a passion project she just can’t keep away from: a pioneering retirement community where age is just a number.

  • Magazine
  • Kendrick Brinson

The BMX crew no one took seriously...until they dominated

Pedal to the medal — After starting out with just an abandoned track to call home, a penniless BMX club in South London went from being laughed at by rivals to producing some of the world’s best riders. But they’re not ready to give up a reputation as scrappy underdogs just yet.

  • Bike
  • Niall Flynn

Skate culture's bonding power is a universal language

Huck x Vans — As Europe’s top skate-shop teams go to battle in Milan, determined to be crowned 2018's Shop Riot champions, we hang out with pro legend John Cardiel and soak up the importance of skate camaraderie.

  • Skate
  • Grey Hutton

To be truly inclusive, Pride must solve its identity crisis

From Where I Stand — On both sides of the Atlantic, the LGBTQ+ community is divided about the purpose of Pride celebrations in 2018. Justin Myers (aka The Guyliner) explores why, and offers a solution to the community's widespread discontent.

  • Opinion
  • Justin Myers

The club uniting lonely Londoners through swimming

Swim Dem Crew — The Swim Dem Crew is an inner-city swim group focused on the power of community, bringing together city dwellers through water-based fun. ‘London can get you down,’ explains co-founder Nathaniel Cole. ‘But Swim Dem can help keep you afloat!’

  • Activism
  • Niloufar Haidari

How streetwear is uniting the community in Charlottesville

‘It’s time for a change’ — Last weekend’s tragic events will not deter Robert Gray and Will Isabelle – the owners of two Charlottesville-based streetwear companies – from fighting back.

  • Reportage
  • Zsófia Paulikovics

Khidr is the zine giving a voice to young British Muslims

Zine Scene — At a time when Islamophobia runs rampant, a London collective are offering their own counter-narrative instead of letting racism take the headline.

  • Zine Scene
  • Biju Belinky

Finding faith and community deep in the Mississippi Delta

In That Land of Perfect Day — Brandon Thibodeaux spent eight years photographing the people living in small villages and towns along the northern Mississippi Delta. Now compiled in a book, they tell personal stories of resilience and belief in the face of hardship.

  • Photography
  • Biju Belinky

The lost street gangs of NYC’s Lower East Side

Unseen America — The uniformed street gangs who inspired cult classic The Warriors were violent pillars of community identity, before being swept away by gentrification and the commercialisation of the drug trade.

  • Culture
  • Alex King

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