Young girls taking advantage of a day at the beach to learn how to surf, and explore history and marine biology at the historical African American, Bay Street/Inkwell beach site in Santa Monica, California, Nick Gabaldón Day, June 1, 2013. Photography by Damien Baskette from the Black Surfers Collective FACEBOOK page.
Commemorating a Surfing Pioneer
Blog, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Second District
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
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Barrier-Breaking Surfer’s Legacy A Reminder Of Work To Do
by Karen Grisby Bates | Code Switch – Frontiers of Race, Culture and Ethnicity Series on National Public Radio (NPR)
Monday, June 3, 2013
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Riding a wave of history and commemoration in Santa Monica
by Kurt Street | Los Angeles Times
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Inner-city kids learn the joy of wave-riding on a day dedicated to Nick Gabaldón, Los Angeles’ first documented black surfer, whose life was cut short 62 years ago.
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Santa Monica’s ‘Inkwell celebrated as a seminal spot for black surfers
AirTalk | KPCC 89.3FM,
Friday, May 31, 2013
Larry Mantle talks with historian Alison Rose Jefferson about the significance of surfer of color Nick Gabaldón in Los Angeles County history.
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Ocean lovers gather to honor black surfing history
by Avishay Artsy on Which Way, LA? | KCRW 89.9FM
Friday, May 31, 2013
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Santa Monica: Heal the Bay joins tribute to honor local African-American surfer
by Gary Walker | The Argonaut News
Thursday, May 30, 2013
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Gabaldón inspires modern black surfers [pdf download of article]
by Aaron Orlowski | Orange County Register
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Nick Gabaldón surfs in the 1940s in California. Saturday is Nick Gabaldón Day and man activities are planned in Santa Monica, where Gabaldón lived and surfed.
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Surf pioneer gets his day in the sun
by Shawn Huebler | Zev’s Blog (Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Third District)
Thursday, May 16, 2013
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Nick Gabaldón Day connects youth with the sea
by Ashley Archibald | Santa Monica Daily Press
Friday, May 31, 2013
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Celebrate L.A.’s Black Culture
Surfer Magazine Blog, Thursday
May 30, 2013
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Dedon Kamathi Show Pacific Radio KPFK 90.7FM
Saturday, May 25, 2013, 2.00–3.00 p.m.
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Surfing Legend to be Honored at Beach Celebration
Blog, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Second District,
Friday, May 17, 2013
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Nick Gabaldón Day Photo Album
Black Surfers Collective Facebook page
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Nick Gabaldón Day Photo Album
Heal the Bay Facebook page
