Welcome to the Bonfire. The place where your stories are heard. A place where you can connect! Post your story below and upload a photo to share. You’ve heard about how we came to love adventure sports. Now we want to hear about you! Whether you belong to a multi-generational outdoor family or you just tried hiking for the first time, your story is important! If you’ve been inspired by the stories from Melanin Base Camp, let us know! Or grab a drink, find a rock and just enjoy the vibes.
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Whenever I grew fatigued, the backhanded compliments kept me going. “You look so much better with straight hair!” and “when your hair is straight, you look so exotic!” were the most common. There was no way I could go back to feeling ugly, “too black” or less than.
Read MoreThe outdoors do not always feel like a great place for a woman of color because of the other people who occupy, and in most cases have ownership of that space. The same people who claim there is no barrier are often the ones building the fence while denying they’re holding a hammer and nails.
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