TNB 2023 - Rue Mapp Keynote: A New Narrative

Outdoor Afro Founder and CEO Rue Mapp shares her story as an outdoorswoman, and how to create and sustain healthy local communities that truly inspire Black connections and leadership in nature. Presented by REI-Coop.

The title of this talk is: "A New Narrative: Creating and Sustaining Healthy Communities by Inspiring Black Connections and Leadership in the Outdoors."

Rue Mapp founded Outdoor Afro as a social enterprise in 2009. Today, the not-for-profit celebrates and inspires Black leadership in nature by reconnecting Black people and communities to lands, water, and wildlife through outdoor education, recreation, and conservation. Nationwide, 60,000 people participate in Outdoor Afro events annually. Rue is also the author of Nature Swagger, a book of stories and photographs showcasing Black joy in the outdoors.

Themed “Belonging: Engaged and Empowered,” this year’s Taking Nature Black took place over the course of two virtual days; one in-person conference day at the Silver Spring Civic Center in downtown Silver Spring, MD; and one day of free, outdoor nature experiences.

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