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Outdoor Afro

We celebrate and inspire Black connections and leadership in nature. outdoorafro.org Outdoor Afro is where Black people and nature meet.

Our mission celebrates and inspires Black connections and leadership in nature. Our networks across the United States provide nature-rich activities that connect to our lands, waters and wildlife.

05/29/2026

Confidence around water starts with access, education, and community. 🌊 ✨

Through Making Waves, Outdoor Afro is working to connect more Black families to swim education and water safety with the help of trusted Community Collaborators across the country.

Know a swim instructor, community center, parks program, or local pool already doing meaningful work?

Help us grow the Making Waves network by referring a Community Collaborator today: https://bit.ly/4u3piyq

05/27/2026

Across the country, community leaders are helping more Black families build confidence and connection around water.

Outdoor Afro’s Making Waves program is looking for trusted Community Collaborators, including:
🏊🏾 Swim instructors
🏊🏾‍♀️ Community centers
🏊🏾 Local pools
🏊🏾‍♂️ Parks programs
🏊🏾‍♀️ Swim schools

If they have pool access and a commitment to the Black community, we’d love the introduction.

Learn more and refer a Community Collaborator: https://bit.ly/4u3piyq

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we honor the legacy, courage, and service of the Buffalo Soldiers.

As some of the first Black regiments in the U.S. Army, Buffalo Soldiers played a significant role in protecting national parks, public lands, and the American frontier while serving a country that often denied them equal rights and recognition.

Today, we remember their contributions, resilience, and enduring connection to the outdoors.

Featured artwork:
𝘓𝘦𝘴 𝘓𝘦𝘍𝘦𝘷𝘳𝘦, 12" 𝘹 16" 𝘖𝘪𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯, 2013.

05/22/2026

No plans this Memorial Day weekend? 🌿

Choose your vibe with Outdoor Afro!

Whether you want to hit the trails, experience freedom in the water, visit a historic museum, or simply spend time outside with community, there’s an adventure waiting for you.

Swipe through for inspiration, then head to the Outdoor Afro app to discover experiences near you. ☀️🥾🚴🏾‍♀️🏛️

You can also explore 𝘝𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘴, outdoor destinations recommended by Outdoor Afro leaders to help you find spaces that feel welcoming, safe, and inspiring.

Don’t see a trip in your area? Create or join a local group in the app and start your own adventure. 🌲📲 : https://outdoorafro.org/app/

05/20/2026

From supplying heavy duty, reusable adventure kits to helping educate, equip, and inspire our community, your support has helped make meaningful outdoor experiences possible for Black families across the nation.

Thank you, Klean Kanteen, for being a longtime supporter of our work and helping our community reconnect with joy, confidence, and belonging in the outdoors.🌿

05/18/2026

Because of YOU, we made waves together. 🌊

In honor of National Learn to Swim Day, our Outdoor Afro community came together to raise an incredible $21,313 to support swim instruction and water safety education through our Making Waves initiative.

These funds will help provide life-saving swim lessons, increase water safety awareness, and create opportunities for more individuals and families to build confidence and joy in and around water.

Thank you to every donor, advocate, partner, and supporter who helped make this campaign a success. Your generosity is helping create safer communities while opening doors to healing, recreation, wellness, and connection through water.💙

Together, we are changing the narrative and ensuring more people have the opportunity to experience the freedom and joy that comes with learning to swim.

05/16/2026

🌊 Today is National Learn to Swim Day!

Every child deserves the opportunity to feel safe, confident, and free in the water.

Through Outdoor Afro’s Making Waves program, Black children and families across the country are gaining life saving swim skills while building confidence, community, and connection through outdoor experiences that can last a lifetime. 💙

💧 $200 = 1 swimmer
💧 $400 = 1 child + caregiver
💧 $10,000 = 25 families

Today, you can help open the door for more families to experience the joy and safety that comes with learning to swim.

Help us reach our goal and make a life saving impact.

🔗 Donate: https://bit.ly/432jhGU

05/15/2026

National Learn to Swim Day is almost here, and we’re continuing the work of creating greater access to swim education and water safety for Black children and families.

Through Outdoor Afro’s Making Waves program, families across the country are gaining confidence, life saving skills, and joy in the water.

Join us in helping more families learn to swim:
💧 $200 supports one swimmer
💧 $400 supports a child and caregiver
💧 $10,000 supports 25 families

Make a gift or start a fundraiser today.

🔗 Donate: https://bit.ly/432jhGU
🔗 Start a Fundraiser: https://bit.ly/3Ryxg4L

05/13/2026

When Bryson first came to the water, it wasn’t easy. Like so many children, he faced uncertainty and fear. But through Outdoor Afro’s Making Waves program, something powerful began to shift.
With guidance, patience, and encouragement, Bryson found his confidence. What once felt overwhelming became a source of joy, strength, and pride.

This is what learning to swim can do.
It’s not just a skill.
It’s confidence. It’s empowerment. It’s freedom.

Today, Bryson’s story is one of transformation. And there are so many more children just waiting for that same opportunity.

🎥 Watch Bryson’s journey:
💧 $200 helps one person learn to swim
💧 $400 supports a child and caregiver

Make a gift today and help another child discover their confidence in the water.

🔗 Donate: https://bit.ly/432jhGU
🔗 Start a Fundraiser: https://bit.ly/3Ryxg4L

05/11/2026

🌊 Swim lessons and water safety are life skills, and generational ones. Yet for many Black families, access to learning how to swim hasn’t always been equitable.

Through Outdoor Afro’s 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 program, we’re helping change that by building confidence, safety, and freedom in the water for children and families across the country.

This National Learn to Swim Day, we’re raising $𝟏𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝟐𝟓 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 with swim lessons.

I invite you to join us:
💧 Make a gift
💧 Start your own fundraiser and bring your community along

Together, we can ensure every child has the opportunity to know the water, and all the joy and connection that comes with it.

🔗 Donate: https://bit.ly/432jhGU

🔗 Start a Fundraiser: https://bit.ly/3Ryxg4L

With gratitude,
Rue

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Oakland, CA
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Tuesday	10am - 6pm
Wednesday	10am - 6pm
Friday	10am - 6pm

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