The city implements a restrictive 23-mile one-way traffic loop exclusively during Black Bike Week, causing significant frustration for attendees.
Through interviews with bikers, residents, and officials, director Ricky Kelly—himself a long-time attendee of Black Bike Week—aims to provoke dialogue on race, the "identity crisis" of a changing tourism base, and the lingering shadows of a segregated past. Black Beach/White Beach: A tale of two beachesHD
In 2014, then-Governor Nikki Haley publicly called for the end of Black Bike Week, a move noted as a major point of contention in the film. Historical Context: The "Black Pearl" The city implements a restrictive 23-mile one-way traffic
During the Jim Crow era, Atlantic Beach was one of the few places where Black families and even Black entertainers performing in Myrtle Beach could safely stay and enjoy the ocean. Historical Context: The "Black Pearl" During the Jim
is a 2017 documentary directed by Ricky Kelly that explores the deep-seated racial tensions and historical segregation in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, through the lens of two back-to-back motorcycle festivals. Core Conflict: Two Festivals, Two Realities
Black Beach/White Beach: A tale of two beaches (2017) - IMDb
The film centers on the starkly different treatment of two major annual events: