Young women getting ready to surf at the Black Girls Surf Camp in Dakar, Senegal in January. Photos: Ricci Shryock

Whoever Said Surfing Is for White People Never Met These Women

A growing number of Black and Brown enthusiasts are joining the scene

For a child of the 1980s, the way to learn about other cultures and places from around the world was via TV, books, or encyclopedias. Although I loved to read and let my imagination run wild, TV was my method of choice: in particular, old…