Vintage Spring Beauties
Simply outside Lately, I have come upon many collections of photos online of black people, especially youth, connecting to nature […]
It’s Good to Know Your Neighbors
Our family recently moved into a lovely place back in my familiar, and dynamic hometown of Oakland, California. For the […]
A Great Day at the Beach: Outdoor Afros Kick-Off Windy City Events!
Outdoor Afro is proud to feature Viva Yeboah of Outdoor Afro Chicago! A passionate nature-lover, Viva joined our Outdoor Afro […]
The Snowy Day
The Snowy Day, by author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats (1916-1983) is a book I loved to read as a child, and in recent […]
Invasive Species
Last spring, I helped to organize a local event as part of a national campaign to get people connected to […]
Whose Palm Frond is it Anyway?
In playgrounds across the country it is common to hear caregivers singing: Be nice…You have to share…Good job… Over the […]
Outdoor Afro Goes to the ‘Wild Zone’
A New Form of Social Space Last weekend my family joined dozens of others for some fun in a Wild […]
