Rue Mapp, founder of Outdoor Afro, has released ‘Nature Swagger,’ a book of stories and photos celebrating nature’s inclusivity.
Rue Mapp, founder and CEO of the groundbreaking Oakland-based Outdoor Afro, has published a book that explores her “nature-is-for-everybody” philosophy.Walking in cadence outdoors with Rue Mapp in her North Bay neighborhood is an exercise in quiet joy.
If prompted, Mapp might tell fellow walkers about one of her latest projects, “Nature Swagger: Stories and Visions of Black Joy in the Outdoors,” , that came out in November. The book is a compendium of photographs and stories told by people finding their joy in nature. Despite being a sought-after keynote speaker and entrepreneur, Mapp says it’s essential to hold onto simple experiences that connect her with nature and other people. “Outdoor Afro is so much about not only connecting to places, but also doing that deep hanging out you can’t replicate in a digital world. Sometimes you don’t have much time and it’s about people getting into a place and establishing the feeling of intimacy really fast.
“‘Nature Swagger’,” Mapp says, “was prompted by a simple premise, that there is Black joy. How do you describe yours?” At the end of workshops and events, people share words that demonstrate what they are thinking and feeling.
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