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VIDEO: Nick Gabaldon: First Man of African American Surfing

Happy Birthday

Nick Gabaldon:

First Man of

African American Surfing

Source: Los Angeles Beat,2012
Nick Gabaldon was born on February 23,1927. He is the first documented African American surfer and known for regularly paddling 12 miles from Santa Monica to Malibu for the best waves.

Nick (far right) surfing in Malibu.
Source: Los Angeles Beat,2012

 

 

 

 

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Kalamu ya Salaam

New Orleans writer, filmmaker and educator, Kalamu ya Salaam is the moderator of neo•griot, an information blog for black writers and supporters of our literature worldwide
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