Lou Harris, the founder of the East Coast Chapter of the Black Surfing Association, organized a paddle out in New York City’s Rockaway Beach on June 6.
The peaceful demonstration attracted more than 350 surfers who held Black Lives Matter signs and chanted the name of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck.
“I expected it to be 50 or 60 people but hundreds of surfers showed up,” Harris told CNN. “It was really emotional and crazy to…
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