Black surfers: 8 movements that fight for racial equity

When was the last time you saw a black surfer getting barreled? Who was the last dark-skinned athlete to win a surf competition?
Unsurprisingly, the number of black people who surf and participate in the surf industry circus is disproportionately low.

White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (WASP) have dominated surfing since it touched down in mainland America and its popularity soared in California in the 1950s.

Fueled by a male-dominated lifestyle, surfing’s critical expansion moments were always dictated by a blond-haired, American middle class where black people were a minority.

But could it be that dark-skinned people simply did not show interest in the sport? No, not at all.