Entries filed under 'African Americans'

Getting Fit: The Path to Better Health Starts with Small Steps

It is by now well known that America has a weight problem. But did you know that a staggering 80% of one particular group—African American women—are considered obese or overweight? As a black woman, I couldn’t believe it when I first heard this statistic. Then I resolved to make a difference. ...

Posted by BGR-JayEll on March 15, 2013 11:00 AM & Tagged African Americans, Fitness and Running | permalink | Comments



Diversifying the Outdoor Community: Expedition Denali's ‘10,000 Steps Challenge’

Today’s guest blogger, Tanya Morgan Dixon, is a member of the support team for Expedition Denali, the first all African American team of climbers attempting to summit Denali. Morgan, as her colleagues call her, shares how she got involved with Expedition Denali and her upcoming "10,000 Steps to Denali" challenge. ...

Posted by Steve T on January 21, 2013 7:00 AM & Tagged African Americans, Denali, Expedition Denali and mountaineering | permalink | Comments



F-Train to Alaska: GirlTrek Volunteer Takes a Life-Changing Trip

Erica Wynn is a college student from Queens, New York. Like some college students, Erica works as a waitress to pay her tuition. Unlike most, Erica is volunteering 12 months of her life to serve as a “healthy role model “with an organization called GirlTrek. ...

Posted by Steve T on January 3, 2013 11:15 AM & Tagged African Americans, Denali, GirlTrek, alaska, backpacking, fitness and walking | permalink | Comments



Expedition Denali: Speaking Up about Diversity in the Outdoors

Here is the latest in a series of posts about Expedition Denali, the all African American team preparing to climb Denali with NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) in June 2013. This one, about the need to speak up, is from team member Rosemary Saal. ...

Posted by Steve T on November 2, 2012 11:15 AM & Tagged African Americans, Climbing, Expedition Denali, diversity and mountaineering | permalink | Comments



'Expedition Denali' Seeks to Demolish Mountaineering Stereotypes

Picture a mountaineer. OK, what does your picture look like? I bet it is a rugged, leathery-faced white male in his late 30s to early 40s with wind-burnt cheeks and chiseled features. I bet you don’t picture the all African American members on Expedition Denali. ...

Posted by Steve T on October 11, 2012 9:00 AM & Tagged African Americans, Denali, Expedition Denali, diversity and mountaineering | permalink | Comments