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The idea for GROMS came from the group’s mutual passions for surfing, promoting diversity and maintaining a growth-mindset. They believe through the power of NFTs and blockchain technology they can build a global community filled with people that have shared values and a desire for self-improvement. “I believe blockchain technology can level the playing field, erase previous barriers of entry and help make a more inclusive society. The more I researched the NFT space the more I saw how powerful this technology was in building communities. With the current lack of representation in tech, I f ..read more

Play Video Black Girls Surf’s, 10 year old, Maizy Gordon, captured America’s heart with her confidence and light. Maizy has her eyes set on the Olympics to inspire more Black girls and women to try the sport.  Watch her episode here ..read more

When you consider sports where Black men and women thrive, it’s likely that surfing doesn’t even cross your mind. Because of the long-standing historical biases that exist in this country, the sport never quite infiltrated mainstream Black culture. Between segregation, racial discrimination, and a lack of access to quality pools, learning to swim simply wasn’t a priority for many Black people, so immersing yourself in an industry like surfing wasn’t viable and certainly not celebrated. Until now. Read here: Complex Magazine ..read more

“I feel like it is arrogant of people to think that at any coastal community, whether it be in the Polynesian islands, or Africa, or if it’s in Peru or Brazil, it is arrogant for us to think nobody was surfing until the white man came and started writing it down,” she says. Read the entire article: https://www.hawaiibusiness.com/black-girls-surf ..read more

Black Girls Surf 2022 U.S. Tour will return to Watsonville, CA this week. BGS has been invited to several U.S. cities this summer. We are honored to share the stoke at home this year. Our surf camps are specialty fitness training camps for girls 7 – 17 years of age.  Get ready for the fun ..read more

  Coming from the Lebou community, Khadjou Sambe grew up in Dakar, and despite having direct access to the Atlantic and the country’s surf spots, she has never seen a single black woman surfing. Today, as Senegal’s first female professional surfer, she tries to inspire the young generation – in particular black girls and women – to conquer the waves. She is preparing the Tokyo Olympics, and even though the event has been postponed, she hasn’t stopped training. Sambe trains whenever the sea conditions allow close to her home in Ngor, Dakar – the westernmost point of the African continent a ..read more

Hurley is proud to announce its new multi-year global partnership with Black Girls Surf, a Performance Training Program and organization that supports girls & women of color whose dreams and career goals are to compete in professional surfing. With locations in the US, Africa, Jamaica & Brazil, BGS invites surfers to both training camps and “board meetings”, encompassing beginners all the way to female surfers at the expert level. It is an inclusive organization that works to further the future of females in surfing. BGS’s goal is to make sure anyone who has ever wanted to surf ..read more

By the age of 13, Khadjou Sambe had fallen in love with surfing. But surfing is a male-dominated sport in her home country of Senegal, and it’s rare to find women riding the waves. It’s even rarer to see women of color, especially Black women, surfing—something Sambe quickly became aware of as she began progressing in the sport. Despite the odds, she kept going, fueled by a growing love of being in the water.   Fast forward 11 years later and Sambe, now 24, has her sights set on competing in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, under the guidance of her coach, Rhonda Harper. After ..read more