Art Clay is the co-founder of the National Brotherhood of Skiers, and he and his NBS co-founder, Ben Finley, are the first African Americans to be inducted into the US Ski-Snowboard Hall of Fame. This past weekend, Jonathan Ellswoth sat down with Art at his home in Chicago to talk about growing up in Chicago in the 1940s; his first time skiing; the idea to start the National Brotherhood of Skiers; cutie pies; the Black Summit; and more.

TOPICS & TIMES:

• Growing up in Chicago in the 1940s (3:52)
• College at Clark (12:51)
• Serving in the army, learning about skiing (15:34)
• Ski Club meeting in Chicago (20:28)
• 1st time you went skiing (23:05)
• The long coats of “The Gang” (32:24)
• When did you start thinking about creating a national organization (37:16)
• Black Ski Summit (39:39)
• NBS’ Olympic Scholarship Fund (46:24)

LINKS:

• Website: National Brotherhood of Skiers
• Film: Brotherhood of Skiing
• Application: NBS Olympic Scholarship Fund

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