Rue Mapp - Starting a Movement to Celebrate Diversity and Get more People Outside

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🗓️ 26 September 2018

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Rue Mapp is a true force of nature. The activist, nature-lover, and mom of three founded Outdoor Afro as a blog in 2009 and has since grown it to become the nation’s leading nonprofit network that encourages African-American leadership in nature. With nearly 80 leaders in 30 states around the country, the organization has connected thousands of people to outdoor experiences, changing the conversation around who plays outside.

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0:00.0	This episode features Outdoor Afro founder Ru Map.
0:04.0	Welcome to Wild Ideas Worth Living.
0:08.0	An Adventure Podcast presented by REI Co-op,
0:11.0	the brand who helps get you outside through gear, classes, and adventures.
0:15.8	We talk to experts who have taken a wild idea and made it a reality so you can too.
0:20.8	From people who have climbed the tallest peaks, started thriving businesses, and even broken records,
0:26.1	some of the wildest ideas can lead to the most rewarding adventures.
0:30.2	I'm your host, Shelby Stanger, and I hope you enjoy this show.
0:34.0	Some of you may have heard of Rue Map and Outdoor Afro.
0:43.0	If not, you're in for a treat.
0:45.4	Rue started Outdoor Afro as a blog in 2009,
0:48.3	and she's grown it to become the nation's leading nonprofit network
0:51.8	that celebrates and inspires African American connections and leadership in nature.
0:56.5	The nonprofit has nearly 80 leaders in 30 states from around the country.
1:00.7	They've connected thousands of people to outdoor experiences who are
1:03.8	changing the face of conservation and the face of who plays outdoors.
1:07.8	Rue herself is a force of nature. The mom of three is also an activist, a nature lover. She's been invited to the White House to participate in
1:16.9	huge conferences like America's Great Outdoors Conference. She was part of a
1:21.2	think tank for Michelle Obama's Let's Move Initiative.
1:24.0	She's on the Outdoor Industry Association Board and in 2014 she was appointed to the
1:29.5	California State Parks Commission by California Governor Jerry Brown.
1:34.3	Her work in op-eds have been featured everywhere from the Wall Street Journal and NPR to
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