Selema Masekela is a beloved multifaceted TV commentator, host, journalist, musician, Emmy nominated producer, Fashion Entrepreneur, outdoor sports enthusiast and ocean warrior, best known for his work across VICE, E!, ESPN/ABC, Nat Geo Explorer, Red Bull Media House, MTV and beyond. A relentlessly curious narrator of the human experience, he thrives as a Black man who has historically been ‘the only’ in the spaces of action sports and entertainment.  As part of his diverse career, he worked at Transworld Skate Publications and became the the long-time face of the X Games. The son of South African jazz legend and activist Hugh Masekela, Selema‘s roots are as South African as they are Staten Island, New York City and North County San Diego. He is currently involved with the foundation Stoked Mentoring, a nonprofit action sports organization for at-risk youth, hosts the podcast What Shapes Us?, published the book AfroSurf along with launching the brand Mama Wata and continues to support the Surfrider Foundation as an Ambassador. Wether he is in the ocean catching waves or shredding down a mountain snowboarding Salema often finds himself channeling the spirit and love of his father as he plays a central role in the effort to create racial equality on both the water and on land. 

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Salema Masekela Website: https://www.salmasekela.com/#home-section Salema Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selema_Masekela Racism + Surfing - A call for Unity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NElRTSgyu10 Connect with Salema on Twitter: https://twitter.com/selema What Shapes Us Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-shapes-us/id1521200635 Check out the Stoked Website: https://www.stoked.org/ Follow Stoked on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stokedorg/ Stoked on Twitter: https://twitter.com/STOKEDorg Stoked on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/STOKEDorg/ UXE Entertainment: https://www.uxentertainment.com/ Red Bull TV: https://www.redbull.com/us-en/ Vice World of Sports: https://www.vice.com/en/topic/vice-world-of-sports?page=2 Salema in the NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/31/sports/black-surfers.html  

Surfrider Link: https://www.surfrider.org/our-team/ambassadors/sal-masekela Mami Wata Brand: : https://mamiwatasurf.com/ Mami Wata Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mamiwatasurf/ Woza Short Film: https://vimeo.com/212603149?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&owner=64645507 The Inertia: https://www.theinertia.com/surf/selema-masekela-is-right-action-sports-still-has-a-long-way-to-go/ Outside Online: https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/unlikely-preacher-action-sports-sal-masekela/ Cassius: https://cassiuslife.com/566985/exclusive-selema-sal-masekela-talks-black-people-surfing-white-people-stuff-rediscovery-of-self/ The Lunchbox Fund: https://www.thelunchboxfund.org/  

“Racism is not a thing we will stand for in the United States of America. I hope you will continue to stand for this thing called unity and tell racism that it can go and kick rocks, because that’s not what surfing is about,”  - Salema Masekela.

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