San Antonio nonprofit aims to connect Black youth with nature

Founded in 2019, San Antonio nonprofit Black Outside is focused on connecting Black youth with the outdoors.

Alex Bailey founded Black Outside in 2019 with a mission of helping Black youth address generational trauma, cultural identity and finding refuge in the outdoors.

On this week’s episode of the bigcitysmalltown podcast , producer Cory Ames sat down with Bailey to talk about the origins of the nonprofit and the lack of diversity in outdoor education programs for youth.

Originally from Ohio, Bailey found himself in South Texas by way of a job with Teach for America, a nonprofit that recruits and trains educators.

Bailey recalled the influence of his grandparents on the creation of Black Outside. Bailey’s grandfather

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