On Saturday, June 6, and again last weekend, over a hundred surfers and onlookers gathered at Rockaway Beach near 109th street for a paddle-out in solidarity against police injustice
Photo: JD Barnes .
“I’m sure every Black surfer in the U.S. has a story about being called derogatory slurs, or names in the line-up,” said Kwamé LaBassiere, a BSA member who’s been surfing for about 20 years. “But it’s a sport that we love, so we just keep going.” LaBassiere described both paddle outs as an eye-opening experience for the community as well. “I think people saw a couple of things,” he said. “One, it showed the lack of diversity among surfers in the United States — that there aren’t that many of us, and it could be a lot better.” Secondly, he found himself with a megaphone to share his personal experiences. “I was explaining to people how much goes into a Black man like me just leaving the house,” he said.
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