08/12/2024
I’ve always loved the question “where ya people from?”. It always felt like connecting the dots of Black familiarity and history. My Mom is from Chicago but her people are from State Line, Mississippi.
My work is centered around shifting the narrative of the possibilities of Black communal experience and reminding us is who we are in relation to the outdoors.
The moment I started contemplating adventuring the American South, all the other contemplations followed. Among what I learned in many conversations with our folks who grew up in the south, is that they had a foundational connection to the outdoors from childhood. It just looked different from how we consider outdoor recreation.
Where ya people from?
Had you ever thought about the Great Black Migration and it's impact on how we get outside?
