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Black scuba divers document slave shipwrecks forgotten for generations "It’s important that Black people have a role in telling their own stories.” ...
Barrington 'B.J.' Scott, originally from the Bronx, speaks on what it took to make history as the fastest person to scuba dive on all seven continents.
The Army’s first female deep-sea diver and the first Black female deep-sea diver in any branch of service recently reflected on her career.
After documenting a group of Black divers who search the globe for long-lost slave ships, National Geographic Explorer Tara Roberts joined their mission.
Free program aims to get more people of color certified in diving After completing the nine-week program, divers are certified to dive up to 60 feet.
Albert José Jones was a senior in college when the club started the club. Now 93, he talks to fellow scuba diver and friend Jay Haigler about having a chance to dive all over the world.
Kristen Hayden became the first Black woman to win a U.S. national senior title when she paired with Quinn Henninger for a victory in mixed synchronized 3-meter Monday at the USA Diving winter ...
Sailors from the USS Iwo Jima stand in line for a chance to shake hands and take a photo with Phillip Brashear, son of the Navy's first Black deep sea diver Carl Brashear, after listening to him ...
Dio’s debut single “Holy Diver” was originally intended to be a Black Sabbath song, said Ronnie James Dio’s widow. He had already formed the song when his first stint with Sabbath ended ...
This week's StoryCorps features a conversation with a man who founded the country's first scuba club for Black divers.
Phillip Brashear, son of the Navy's first Black deep sea diver Carl Brashear, speaks to the crew of the USS Iwo Jima about his father's legacy at Redeemer Church in Chesapeake on Tuesday, Feb. 7 ...
Albert José Jones was a senior in college when the club started the club. Now 93, he talks to fellow scuba diver and friend Jay Haigler about having a chance to dive all over the world.