Ebony Beach Club on Being Black Surfers, Fighting Racism in The Water & More

Ebony Beach Club sit down for a very compelling interview and much needed reality check in the surf world that is not very talked about. 00:00 Intro 0:01 - Brick steps on Sharp's intro 2:42 - Forming a black surfers group 4:31 - Learning about surfing through trial and error and having fun 5:42 - Brick on producing “iSpy” by Kyle 11:25 - Brick and Gage relive their viral r_cist encounter while surfing at Manhattan Beach 17:20 - Deeper meaning behind “black people can’t swim" stereotype 19:37 - Getting into an altercation in the water at Manhattan Beach 20:21 - Sharp asks Gage if he’s g_y 21:17 - Trying to control anger after being called a N while surfing 23:45 - Toke explains how he connected with Black Sand after seeing the viral video 24:38 - Going viral after sharing the incident on social media and using their platform to spread awareness and organize a Peace Paddle 29:01 - Forming the Ebony Beach Club. The history of the original Ebony Beach Club 32:05 - Experiencing backlash growing up for being into BMX, skateboarding, dancing and other "white sports" 36:34 - Toke explains how he grew up surfing at Venice Beach. Getting called names all the time while surfing. Why old white dudes feel so confident in the water? 40:40 - Toke claims to have slapped countless surfers who tried him 41:57 - Sharp says he’s going to go surfing with the Ebony Beach Club 41:14 - Julian Williams joins the pod. Growing up surfing in Hawaii. Being one of the best young black surfers. Playing basketball 43:10 - Brick was always into "white sports" like BMX, unicycling, and fishing. Being the only black person playing hockey in North Carolina 45:13 - Julian explains why he started surfing and how he got sponsored 47:34 - Zay joins to talk about capturing Ebony Beach Club moments on video 48:05 - Sharps wants to come to the next Beach Bounce. Shoutout to the women of Ebony Beach Club50:00 - Sharp needs to know how they go to the bathroom while surfing. Potlord once again tries to explain why he does it in his wetsuit ----- NO JUMP