I keep thinking about Kamala Harris’ performance during the Vice Presidential debate last week. It was such a familiar scene. A woman of color who is clearly the smartest and most qualified person in the room but has to bend over backwards to showcase her confidence and her expertise in the most delicate way possible, […]
Have you ever passed up on an opportunity or adventure because you felt like your folks didn’t do things like that? In other words, have you deemed something, anything, as “White People Shit?” If you know the Color Outside story, you know one of the first meetups I had was on a hike where we […]
‘Why do you feel like we need diversity and inclusion in the outdoors industry?’It’s the million dollar question asked of me in some variation when I’m featured on a podcast, quoted in an article, or basically interviewed for anything. Usually asked by a ‘well-meaning’ white person who just can’t fathom why a Black woman might […]
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been talking to clients, friends, and peers and the one theme that keeps coming up is that they don’t feel like they’re doing enough in this moment. We’re experiencing a flurry of emotions: anger, astonishment, relief, overwhelm, joy.We’re protesting, calling folks out on social media and in real life, […]
‘We are our ancestors wildest dreams.’ – Unknown No matter how you choose to celebrate Juneteenth, I want you to pause for one moment and recognize the magnitude of today. Can you imagine the swelling sense of joy and pride your great-great-great-great Grandmother and Grandfather have when they see YOU? What you’ve built.What you fight […]
Freedom is not given, it is WON.– A. Phillip Randolph. Do you feel FREE? With next week being Juneteenth, and an awakening happening in America (this is me being hopeful), I’ve been thinking about what really makes you free. What does freedom look like for Black, Indigenous, and Brown folks? I shared a bit of […]
Whiplash. That’s the only way I can accurately describe what we’ve experienced and lived this week. REMINDER FOR BLACK WOMEN:Please don’t think because white folks are eager to learn everything right now that you have to jump or bend over backwards to give it to them. Chances are high that you’ve been inundated with questions […]
It’s exhausting.I’m exhausted. If I’m being honest, I’m supposed to be the person that slides in your inbox and reminds you to center your joy. To boldly take up space. To get outside and get grounded. And that all sounds like bullshit right now. A black man birdwatching in the early hours of the morning […]
Worrying is like sitting in a rocking chair, it gives you something to do but it gets you nowhere. – Glenn Turner I’m not here to tell you that you don’t have shit to worry about. But what I am here to tell you is that there are ways to kick rumination — that feeling when we […]
Over the weekend, I was researching women of color and happiness (as one does on a Friday night) and I came across this article in Forbes about Black Women Entrepreneurs. The outlook, according to the author, was not very rosy. I scanned the article and then shut my computer down to get ready for bed. […]