Mission
OUTDOOR AFRO IS A NATIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT CELEBRATES AND INSPIRES BLACK CONNECTIONS AND LEADERSHIP IN NATURE. OUR ORGANIZATION AIMS TO EMPOWER MORE BLACK PEOPLE TO ENTER INTO PROMINENT LEADERSHIP ROLES WITHIN THE CONSERVATION MOVEMENT, IN OUTDOOR COMPANIES, IN EDUCATION, AND IN PUBLIC AGENCIES CHARGED WITH PROTECTING OUR NATURAL HERITAGE. OUTDOOR AFRO WORKS TO RECONNECT BLACK AMERICANS TO LAND, WATER, AND WILDLIFE WHILE UPLIFTING THEIR ROLES AS LEADERS AND STEWARDS OF THE NATURAL WORLD. FROM ITS HUMBLE BEGINNING AS A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AND OUTDOOR BLOG, TODAY OUTDOOR AFRO IS A NATIONWIDE MOVEMENT THAT HAS SUCCESSFULLY OBSERVED AND MEASURED SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE CHANGES IN OUTDOOR ENGAGEMENT, MEDIA REPRESENTATION, AND NEW PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AND AFFINITY GROUPS AMONG MORE BLACK PEOPLE AND BLACK COMMUNITIES IN OUTDOOR RECREATION, EDUCATION, AND CONSERVATION.