https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/feb/15/how-new-yorks-rockaway-beach-became-a-harbor-for-black-surfers

How New York’s Rockaway Beach became a harbor for Black surfers

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/25/1208391418/richard-roundtree-star-of-shaft-dies-at-81?ft=nprml&f=1062

Richard Roundtree, star of ‘Shaft,’ dies at 81

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/30/1209018407/mollie-moon-our-secret-society-tanisha-ford

How Black socialite Mollie Moon raised millions to fund the civil rights movement

https://www.worldsurfleague.com/athletes/1380/michael-february

Michael February is a professional surfer from South Africa.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Hale

Clara McBride Hale (April 1, 1905 – December 18, 1992), also known as Mother Hale, was an American humanitarian who founded the Hale House Center, a home for disadvantaged children and children who were born addicted to drugs.

https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2022/11/30/ludovic-nkoth-young-artists-2023-black-masculinity

Ludovic Nkoth’s Nudes Might Surprise You

The Cameroonian painter Ludovic Nkoth translates feelings of displacement into vibrantly painted canvases—and he’s taking them all to Paris.

https://afrotech.com/heman-bekele-named-americas-top-young-scientist

Heman Bekele, The 14-Year-Old Behind Skin Cancer Treating Soap, Has Been Named ‘America’s Top Young Scientist’

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheila_Johnson

Sheila Crump Johnson (born January 25, 1949) is an American businesswoman, co-founder of BET, CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts, and the first billionaire African-American woman.^[1]