Los Angeles Standard Newspaper Foundation
The Los Angeles Standard Media Academy and the Black Los Angeles Photography Exhibit are a part of the foundation.
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Black Los Angeles Photography Exhibit
The exhibit in Leimert Park features local Black photographers Jeff Lewis (sports), Zay Monae (community portraits and events), Bexx Francois (Kamala Harris presidential campaign), and David Mesfin (Black surfers), and Destination Crenshaw’s Faces of Black LA series.
Black surfers convene at A Great Day in the Stoke
The yearly event features a surfing competition, lessons, a yoga class and live music.
Black surfers are recapturing a stolen legacy
“Wade in the Water: A Journey into Black Surfing and Aquatic Culture” explores the history of Black surfing from Africa to the United States while local Black surfing organizations are promoting the sport, hosting free lessons, and celebrating Black beach culture.
Inglewood surfer Paul Cooper
Cooper has seen an increase in Black surfers since he took up the activity and he believes that getting over a fear of the ocean would bring more Black people to surfing.