There is a nickname for the community of Black women surfers: “sea-sterhood.” The term was coined by @chel.bythe.sea, @DanielleBlackLyons, and @duranmc, the co-founders of Textured Waves (@texturedwaves), a surf collective created in 2019 to band together women of color in the sport. 🏄🏾‍♀️ 🌊 Whether it’s through nonprofit work, training programs, or content creation, the goal of these athletes and professionals is the same: to increase representation of Black women in the surfing industry. “The surf industry is largely misrepresentative of the global community that enjoys surfing,” says Woody. “Here on the mainland United States due to segregation, redlining and coastal access, we see that institutionalized racism has drastically affected who surfs and enjoys the ocean today.” Click the #linkinbio to read more about how these Black women surfers are making waves. 🌊 http://ow.ly/ZFfz50KmolN 📷 First photo: Courtesy of Brionna James, Second photo: Courtesy of Chelsea Woody, Third photo: Courtesy of Gigi Lucas