WATCH: Hundreds of New York Surfers Chant George Floyd’s Name on the Water

PADDLE OUT PROTEST

Blake Montgomery

Former Reporter/Editor

Published Jun. 06, 2020 3:46PM EDT

Screenshot/Black Surfing Association

Hundreds of surfers gathered off New York’s Rockaway Beach to partake in the demonstrations against racism and police brutality that are sweeping the nation in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Dramatic footage from Saturday morning showed wave riders in a giant circle, fists raised, chanting, “George Floyd! George Floyd! George Floyd!” The local chapter of the Black Surfing Association organized the the “paddle out” protest.

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WATCH: Hundreds of New York Surfers Chant George Floyd’s Name on the Water

Blake Montgomery

Screenshot/Black Surfing Association