Black Houstonians are reclaiming the outdoors, resisting stereotypes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzduEXHe7nM When Kenyetta McGowens went on a camping trip in 2021 with Black Women Who, an organization that makes outdoor spaces and green spaces accessible to Black women and builds community, she did not expect it to change her life. “I’ve been hooked ever since,” McGowens told the Defender. “Outdoor spaces and outdoor organizations tend to be very white. It can be uncomfortable if you’re already doing something outside of your norm, like camping, and you’re sleeping outside for the first time. And then, if you’re the only Black person there, that can be very uncomfortable.”
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When Kenyetta McGowens went on a camping trip in 2021 with Black Women Who, an organization that makes outdoor spaces and green spaces accessible to Black women and builds community, she did not expect it to change her life.
“I’ve been hooked ever since,” McGowens told the Defender. “Outdoor spaces and outdoor organizations tend to be very white. It can be uncomfortable if you’re already doing something outside of your norm, like camping, and you’re sleeping outside for the first time. And then, if you’re the only Black person there, that can be very uncomfortable.”
