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BALTIMORE — During the oppressive era of Jim Crow Laws, Black people were often excluded from public beaches along the Chesapeake Bay. However, a section of beach on the Annapolis Neck Peninsula, purchased by a formerly enslaved man, became a hub for Black culture, recreation and entertainment. It hosted the likes of Ray Charles and […]
Samuel Wanjiru was in distress while swimming in high surf, authorities said. March 28, 2024, 5:15 PM ET • 4 min read A search is underway for a U.S. Marine who disappeared while swimming at a Puerto Rico beach during a high surf advisory, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Samuel Wanjiru, 26, “came into distress” […]
US Coast Guard The source of the oil isn’t immediately clear, according to the US Coast Guard. CNN — The oil sheen spotted in the Southern California waters of Huntington Beach appeared to be gone Saturday as crews worked to clean up tar that washed ashore, officials said. Officials conducting a helicopter flyover Saturday morning […]
More than two decades ago, Wayne Jones traveled to Daytona Beach, then Florida’s spring break mecca, not to party but to study. His bosses at the Miami Beach Police Department, where he was a young officer, wanted to know how Daytona managed its famously rowdy crowds. Maybe Miami Beach, which had its own unruly scene […]
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — On this 20th day of Black history month, Virginia Beach Police have stepped up patrols around Veonca Evans home in the Kempsville section of the city. Her Black history month decor remains in place, but the family is not. Her three children are staying with relatives, and Evans is six […]
A plaque commemorating the Black family who owned a patch of California beach that was seized . . .
Huntington Beach officials said Friday the city will recognize Black History Month, Women’s History Month and other cultural observances in 2024, despite the City Council seemingly voting to the contrary earlier in the week. The council passed an item 4-3 on Tuesday night to institute a 12-month calendar that will see each month dedicated to […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Nov. 7, 2023) – The U.S. Men’s Beach Soccer National Team twice fought back to equalize, but a free kick goal from Lautaro Benaducci with 12 seconds remaining led Argentina to a 3-2 victory in the first of two friendly matches this week at Predio Deportivo Lionel Andrés Messi. U.S. forward Chris […]
A first-of-its-kind study on racial inequities in homeownership in Palm Beach County has concluded that discriminatory housing practices still exist and warned the situation could hurt the economic growth of the area as a whole. Dozens of housing experts and county officials who took part in a panel on the release of the report this […]
AYAMONTE, Spain (Oct. 13, 2023) – The U.S. Women’s Beach Soccer National Team fell 6-1 to Portugal in the opening match of the 2023 Women’s Mundialito Beach Soccer Tournament on Friday. In the first-ever match between the two nations in women’s beach soccer, Portugal bagged two goals in each of the three periods of play. […]