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For Rhonda Harper of Black Girls Surf, The Ocean Is Church Thrillist 7 hrs ago who, it’s worth mentioning, only recently returned home to California after being stuck abroad for nearly 17 months during the pandemic, first in Senegal and then in South Africa was born for two things: surfing and activism. Her career in surf education and Black empowerment has been ongoing since 2014 when she established
, a professional and amateur competition series that brings together surfers of the African diaspora.
But since 2018, Harper has focused on changing the lives of young Black girls around the world through
. Through training, workshops, and surf therapy, Harper’s organization has helped hundreds of Black girls and women across the US, Africa, and the Caribbean to not only advance their skills in the water, but heal their spirits and feel empowered to say “I belong.” As told to