How Black Women Campers Are Reclaiming the Outdoors
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on July 3, 2024
The first time Shunte' Mcclellan went camping, she was skeptical about spending a weekend in the backwoods of Georgia. Invited by her friend Cayela Wimberly White, Mcclellan showed up with an air mattress that refused to stay inflated and a tent that seemed to plot against her. But over the course of that weekend, she became a pro at pitching tents, starting fires, and even baiting a line for catching fish. The initial experience, over 10 . . .
