A Great Day In The Stoke is an organization dedicated to bringing Black surfers from the African diaspora together annually in Huntington Beach, California, to connect, compete in a surf competition, cultivate and celebrate the Black surfing community.

Kavata is a swimwear collection that offers class, vibrancy, and lasting comfort while you’re in and outside the water. If you’re anything like us, we’ve been swimming long since we were preschoolers. And throughout the years that rolled by, we barely laid hold on high-quality swimsuits that are cool by the pool and vibrant on the beach. That’s why we started a stylish swimwear line that is the best of both worlds. .Looking beyond the elegant swimsuits, Kavata glorifies the life of a departed sibling, Laini Kavata Fluellen, who was also a true watersport lover and avid swimmer. Since Triple Negative Breast Cancer claimed her tender soul at the age of 39, we (her family) founded Laini Fluellen Charities in honor of her memory – to help raise funds for TNBC research and treatments. And now, her beautiful soul inspires yet, another initiative – the Kavata swimwear.We are a black-owned brand with roots planted deep in Los Angeles, CA. And we’re on a mission to wage war on TBNC, a cancerous tumor that affects African-American and Hispanic women and results in lower survival rates. Kavata aims to win this war by donating 10% of our sales proceeds to Laini Fluellen Charities. This way, a portion of your purchase is destined to sponsor TBNC research and treatments while also impacting the lives of African American and Hispanic women.

My Tennessee State University college professor challenged me to see more of the world than him. He had been to over 80 countries at the time so my goal is to hit the century mark and visit 100 countries. (I’m more than half way there.) On one of my first international trips I decided not only did I want to travel for a living, but I also wanted to share it with the world.