‘We are already in the outdoors’: Black birders week amplifies black voices
The group aims to counter the narrative that the outdoors aren’t for Black people, educate people about challenges people of color face, and to encourage diversity. “I think Black Birders Week shows that the Black experience is more than trauma, that it is about pride, is about joy. It is about resilience, strength and style,” says Tykee James, a Black Birders Week organizer and the National Audubon Society’s government affairs coordinator.