Siraad Dirshe is a writer, surfer, and social strategist from NY now living in LA. Find her bylines in the New York Times, Vogue, The Cut, and elsewhere.
![Q&A: New Documentary "Wade in the Water" Spotlights Surfing's African Roots](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/1r4LwdxLBL3LUSnSgbNfbJ/816de05d7cf07c7a3ed47e502fb6b63f/Wade-in-Water-Doc-QA-Sierra-Raequel.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
A conversation with film director David Mesfin on Black surfing, shifting cultures, and Africa's unrecognized role in surf history
![Community, Not Customers: A Q&A with Usal Founder Michael Washington](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/2LUGhkNSnXVapSP1IX8nov/abc1d3c70532de3e3e1d1d831b6abbe9/Usal-Community-Interview-5B-Studio-resize.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
How the Los Angeles-based brand unites modern nature enthusiasts through retreats and workshops (and merch) championing inclusivity and accessibility
![Q&A: Gabriella Angotti-Jones on Surfing, Community, and Storytelling](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/49AtK1kKAkVmIlYN2eGppx/089851d3d8d7a81c3dc1382891726063/Gabriella-Angotti-Jones-Surf-Photography-1.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
With her new book "I Just Wanna Surf" the LA-based photographer empowers Black folks to get in the water while challenging what surf media looks like
![Mami Wata Brings African Surf Lifestyle to the US](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/1kZnSlLBPHVWhFhlglxzRS/96d79b02b1d9f24e42c3fc969a881aa4/mami-wata-surfboards-beach.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
With longtime action sports ambassador Selema Maskela at the helm, the South African brand launches stateside to build on the success of AFROSURF book
![Camp Yoshi Creates Epic Experiences to Get Black & Brown Folks Outside](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/7LukXr0BLlBMVBckOlYUmE/74eef5ea578ce1c8e7596b15e5060b8d/Forestier-Camp-Yoshi-9.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Adventure travel company founders Rashad, Ron & Shequeita Frazier talk fostering a space where people of color can reconnect with nature in peace
![Q&A: Photographer Gina Danza on Discovering Nature & Chasing Epicness](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/7s593J4zfcitP6PSLMgtFb/f7353b3d501277a0a6febca6b3e0c08e/Gina-Danza-Interview-FieldMag-Hero.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
We talk with outdoor enthusiast @wildgina on her path to working in the outdoor industry, increasing Black representation in nature, and much more