Members of the Black Surfer Collective (BSC) and their compatriots were featured guest speakers and instructors in segments of the Claremont University Consortium (CUC)/Office of Black Student Affairs’...
The Santa Monica site derogatorily called the “Inkwell” was a popular beach hangout for African Americans from the 1920s to the early 1960s, where they challenged racial hierarchies to enjoy beach public...
Wonderful day you and [all] planned. My daughter Asha has repeated the Nick story over and over to friends and family. -Louis Emile Lifeguard and Water Safety Instructor Santa Monica, California, Email/6...
Check out my commentary on Heal the Bay’s, Around the Bay Blog – “Reclaiming L.A.'s Beaches as Communities of Color.” Here I discuss the layered cultural complexities and significance of surfer Nick...
Commemorating a Surfing Pioneer Blog, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Los Angeles County Supervisor, Second District Wednesday, June 5, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barrier-Breaking Surfer's Legacy A...
New Articles at BlackPast.org and in The Public Historian I am proud to say I am a new author at BlackPast.org, a web portal reference center providing information to the general public on the history of...
