PE-115: BLACK SURFING HISTORY & SURFING FOR BLACK PEOPLE 1A

By Rhonda Harper Uncategorized
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About Course

LET’S GOOOOOOOO!!

THIS ISN’T JUST A CLASS—IT’S A MOVEMENT! WE’RE ABOUT TO BREAK DOWN THE TRUTH ABOUT BLACK SURFERS, FROM THE MOTHERLAND TO MODERN-DAY WAVE WARRIORS.

Y’ALL READY? BECAUSE FOR 12 WEEKS, WE’RE DIVING DEEP INTO THE REAL HISTORY, THE CULTURE, THE IMPACT, AND OF COURSE… HITTING THE WAVES!

COACH RHO IS HERE TO TEACH US ABOUT WHEN WE HIT THE WATER AND HOW WE’VE BEEN MAKING GLOBAL WAVES!

EXTRAS:

  • FIELD TRIP: SURF TRAINING AT N’GOR ISLAND, SENEGAL OR SANTA CRUZ, CA
  • GUEST SPEAKERS: PRO-BLACK SURFERS, HISTORIANS & CONSERVATIONISTS
  • COMMUNITY COLLAB: WORKING WITH LOCAL SURF SCHOOLS & YOUTH PROGRAMS

CLASSES WILL BE HELD IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM.
INVITE CODE: Class Room

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What Will You Learn?

  • THE REAL BLACK SURFING HISTORY
  • AFRICAN AQUATIC TRADITIONS
  • SEGREGATION, RESISTANCE & THE FIGHT FOR OUR BEACHES
  • MODERN BLACK SURF MOVEMENTS
  • SURFING FUNDAMENTALS (PADDLE, POP-UP, BALANCE—GET READY!)
  • OCEAN SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
  • BLACK SURFERS IN MEDIA & DIGITAL STORYTELLING

Course Content

Introduction
CLASSES WILL BE HELD IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM. INVITE CODE: HTTPS://CLASSROOM.GOOGLE.COM/C/NZQ3NZGWMZCZNDM1?CJC=Y5YS2UU

Weeks 1-2: African Wave Riders

Weeks 3-4: How They Tried to Erase Us

Weeks 5-6: Black Surf Renaissance

Weeks 7-8: Surfing 101

Weeks 9-10 Surfing & Social Change

Weeks 11-12: Media Representation & Final Project

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