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The Stained History of Inkwell Beach in Santa Monica

While working on my story of "Paddle out for George Floyd", I learned the history of systemic racism unfolded in the very spot I call my home beach. The Inkwell, was a small two block area of beach in Santa Monica, south of the pier. It was a place of celebration and pain, the only beach where African-Americans could go and not get hostilely harassed or encounter violence.

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