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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
Year in Review Part 2: June
Dec. 28, 2020 at 6:00 am
Santa Monica was looted after a peaceful protest devolved into a riot in the Downtown area. Hundreds of people held a protest at Ocean and Montana following several days of protests across the country calling for justice for George Floyd, a black man who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer. At about 2 p.m., organized criminal gangs flooded the city targeting the mall and downtown businesses. Hundreds of stores were damaged or looted as criminals roamed unimpeded throughout parts of town while police clashed with protesters near the pier using tear gas to disperse the crowd. Order was restored in the early evening following the arrival of the National Guard and mandatory curfews.