As a kid, Chelsea Murphy felt she didn’t belong outside. Now the Leavenworth-based founder of She Colors Nature is making sure her daughters do.The outdoors in America have a long history as an unwelcome place for Black men and women and child

Rewriting the Narrative with Denice Rochelle

Jan 27th, 2023 36m 48s

The founder of the Bronze Chapter has thrived in the outdoors all her life. She wants other people of color in the PNW to feel the same way.Denice Rochelle doesn't just want to see more people like herself adventuring outdoors. She wants to se

The Freedom of Fly Fishing with Giancarlo Lawrence

Jan 20th, 2023 34m 9s

The angler known as The Black Stonefly was raised in the city. But now he's on a mission to get more Black people into the outdoors.Fly fishing changed Giancarlo Lawrence’s life. He says it has healed him and inspired him to become more self-s

Running on Coffee with Ian Williams and Amir Armstrong

Jan 13th, 2023 34m 57s

The Deadstock Run Club is giving people of color in Portland a place to come together, connect and get moving. As home to one of our most storied track and field destinations, one of the most celebrated runners in American history and arguably

Activism on the Run with Rosalie Fish

Jan 6th, 2023 38m 37s

First drawn to the sport for health benefits, athlete Rosalie Fish hit her stride advocating for missing and murdered Indigenous women and two-spirit people.Rosalie Fish is best known for the red handprint often painted on her face. First a ru

Everyone Outside with Jas Maisonet

Dec 30th, 2022 36m 11s

QPOC Hikers started as a place for people to bond over the outdoors. It’s become so much more. The outdoors transformed Jas Maisonet’s life. But when they went looking for people to join them on outdoor adventures, they ran into a problem. As

Farming as Healing with the Black Farmers Collective

Dec 23rd, 2022 38m 27s

Agriculture is a fraught industry for descendants of enslaved people. Yes Farm is working to move beyond that trauma.The relationship between Black people and agriculture in the United States has long been dominated by one obvious and ominous

Riding for Equity with Peace Peloton’s Doc Wilson

Dec 16th, 2022 32m 22s

Peace Peloton started in Seattle as a single protest ride in 2020. Now it fights for social justice nationwide.Reginald “Doc” Wilson loves his bike. So in the wake of George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police in May 2020, his bike became a t

All Paces, All Faces with Ashley Davies and David Jaewon Oh

Dec 9th, 2022 33m 47s

Meet the Club Seattle Runners Division, the group that helped Alison Mariella Desir find her place and her people in the PNW.Housing discrimination and restrictive covenants shaped Seattle in ways that are still being felt today. The most obvi

Meaning Through Movement: An Introduction

Dec 1st, 2022 31m 38s

Meet host Alison Mariella Désir as she tells her story of reclaiming the outdoors in New York before she and her family moved to the PNW.Désir is a runner, an activist, a mother and an author; a lover of the outdoors; and a student of history.

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