Always Be Birdin’ is hosted by Sam, a Black birder based in Oregon. whose podcast is centered on uplifting BIPOC voices and experiences in the birding and conservation community.
Help This Garden Grow - Hazel Johnson
I Worship Every Bird That I See - Drew Lanham
Birding While Black - Drew Lanham
Birding While Black is a podcast episiode of Out There, where ornithologist and birder Drew Lanham discusses his quest to pursue his passion outdoors as a POC.
America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston
Extraordinary Birder - Christian Cooper
Better Living Through Birding: Notes From a Black Man in the Natural World by Christian Cooper
Black Faces, White Spaces, Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors by Carolyn Finney
Why are African Americans so underrepresented when it comes to interest in nature, outdoor recreation, and environmentalism? In this thought-provoking study, Carolyn Finney looks beyond the discourse of the environmental justice movement to examine how the natural environment has been understood, commodified, and represented by both white and black Americans.
Film: Outdoors While Black
“This Land” is a short film that tells the story of land access told through a journey of inclusion and empowerment. A screening of the film is followed by a discussion by thought-provoking post-film discussion to unpack history, reframe safety and learn about opportunities for action with filmmaker Faith Briggs, film subject Drew Lanham, and Chicago-area environmentalists of color.
Hazel M. Johnson
, “The mother of environmental justice”
Founder - People for Community Recovery http://www.peopleforcommunityrecovery.org/
EPA Blog post by her daughter https://blog.epa.gov/2014/02/19/mama-johnson/
WTTW article with an inspiring video clip of Hazel explaining the problems and what should be done
https://interactive.wttw.com/playlist/2020/02/24/hazel-johnson
Altgeld Gardens: Life in a Toxic Environment - a short film interviewing Hazel Johnson and her daughter Cheryl Johnson.
