{"id":182057,"date":"2022-09-13T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=182057"},"modified":"2024-09-21T13:20:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-21T20:20:53","slug":"we-are-nature-with-rue-mapp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/we-are-nature-with-rue-mapp","title":{"rendered":"We Are Nature with Rue Mapp"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/39ff55a7-7464-4035-b5eb-103f78254ce6?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/we-are-nature-with-rue-mapp\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rue Mapp spent her youth swimming in creeks and playing on her family\u2019s ranch in California. As she got older, Rue explored new ways to get outside and enjoy nature, but she didn\u2019t see many other Black people in the outdoor spaces she loved. In 2009, she started a social enterprise called Outdoor Afro. In 2015, Outdoor Afro became a national not-for-profit that celebrates and inspires Black connections and leadership in nature. Now, Outdoor Afro, Inc. is releasing a clothing line in collaboration with REI Co-op that honors the history of Black people in the outdoors and celebrates Black joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shop \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/outdoor-afro\">Outdoor Afro Inc. + REI Co-op Hike Collection<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Rue:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a>Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ruemapp\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a><\/li><li><a>Facebook<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ruemapp\">Twitter&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Outdoor Afro&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/outdoorafro.org\/\">Website<\/a><\/li><li>Outdoor Afro&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/outdoorafro\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/wild-ideas-worth-living-rue-mapp\">Rue Mapp\u2019s 2018 episode<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Episode sponsors: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/b\/teva\">Teva <\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonos.com\/en-us\/home\">Sonos<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Rue Mapp spent her youth swimming in creeks and playing on her family\u2019s ranch in California. As she got older, Rue explored new ways to get outside and enjoy nature, but she didn\u2019t see many other Black people in the outdoor spaces she loved. In 2009, she started a social enterprise called Outdoor Afro. 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