CHICAGO (CBS) — A pair of Chicagoans has turned what essentially started as a joke on social media into an effort to get more Black people to explore nature.
Kameron Stanton and Chevon Linear call themselves exactly what they are: Black People Outside. What started as a fun Instagram page has transformed into real-world community building as they managed to use social media as a gateway to the outdoors
Have you ever been to Thatcher Woods? It’s where Stanton and Linear had some of their first outdoor adventures. At the forest preserve’s Trailside Museum of Natural History, they have become known as “Black People Outside.”
“Kam actually is the culprit, because he planned the trip. That is why Black People Outside was able to exist,” Linear said.
The trip that changed everything was to Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks.
“Honestly, we were really scared when we first started. I think there was this little bit of fear that was in both of us, because we had never did anything like that before,” Linear said.