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Surfers honor George Floyd in ‘paddle out’ held around world

by Associated Press
| June 6, 2020 12:03 AM

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — On a sliver of sand that before the Civil Rights era was derisively dubbed "The Ink Well" because of its popularity among black people, hundreds of surfers gathered to honor the life of George Floyd and other African Americans killed by police.

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