Black Faces, White Spaces

Fall 2022 JEDI Book Pick

The JEDI committee hosted a book club, Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors by Carolyn Finney in the fall of 2022. This informal book study helped broaden understanding and awareness of the issues surrounding access and inclusion for people of color in the great outdoors by considering the historical perspective of African Americans.

Learn more

• Carolyn Finney’s final research report.
• A video of Finney’s discussion about her book: Glacier Book Club
• Watch Carolyn Finney's TedXMiddlebury Talk "Whose Story Counts" and this conversation with Finney: 2020 Vision, A Black Walden Pond & Other Musings
• Diversify Master Naturalist Project’s monthly discussion guide (IL)- where Tara found inspiration for some questions for this book study. 
• Dispossessing the Wilderness by Mark David Spence

Interested in purchasing? Consider this Black-owned indie bookstore in Milwaukee: https://darickbooks.com/.