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Community, Family, Hip Hop, History »

[24 Feb 2013 | 3 Comments | ]

My name is Nkrumah Frazier.  I am a member of the Outdoor Afro Leadership team.  Recently I was perusing some older pictures on my computer and stumbled across some pictures taken back in July of 2007 when my wife (Chelsea) and I reluctantly dropped our kids off at my mother’s house and hit the road headed to Birmingham, AL.  We did not have a weekend worth of activities, sites and destinations already planned out.  We had only decided to go a few days prior. I won’t attempt to talk about …

Birds, Community, Conservation, Diversity, Environment, Environmental Education, Events, Family, Fathers, Mothers »

[21 Jan 2013 | 2 Comments | ]

We are so proud and grateful to have spent another day with Northern California Outdoor Afros in partnership with Golden Gate Audubon. Together, we connected more people to our local natural assets to help preserve and enjoy them with others. It was such a perfect day. The warmth of the sun and people who attended made us all forget it was still winter.
Outdoor Afro Leader Cliff and Keshia of GGAS discuss native plants
Clay, the official Outdoor Afro bird specialist!
Thirty Outdoor Afros and fifty more attendees from Girls Inc., California Conservation …

Children and Nature, Community, Diversity, Family, Play »

[18 Oct 2012 | 17 Comments | ]

Our family recently moved into a lovely place back in my familiar, and dynamic hometown of Oakland, California. For the previous six years we resided in a nearby small and sheltered community known for its excellent schools, low crime, and civic pride. There, my children roamed free outdoors, and visited neighbors – sometimes well into the evening after dark.
Courtesy of Oakland Local
After several weeks of searching, a house found us in Maxwell Park, a well established and diverse urban neighborhood.  But after moving in, I soon noticed the absence of children …