Black Birders Week, May 31, 2020 – June 5, 2020, was a monumental series of virtual events to celebrate Black birders and nature enthusiasts while highlighting the unique challenges that the Black community faces in outdoor activities.
#Becauseofblackbirdersweek, powerful voices have emerged in the videos, articles, and podcasts. Use this page as a reference to all of the following media links to help ensure that this was not just a week, but the start of a movement and real change in our birding community and beyond.
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Videos
Virtual birdwatching in the Aviary for Black Birders Week with #BlackWomenWhoBird @BlackAFInSTEM!
By Monterey Bay Aquarium
Black Birders Week [Stuck in Vermont 614]
By StuckinVermont
#BlackBirdersWeek with Tykee James
By the Franklin Institute
Black birdwatchers push back against stereotypes, racism with #BlackBirdersWeek
By CBC News: The National
#BlackBirdersWeek
By BirdLife South Africa
In The Know: #BlackBirdersWeek conversation
By In The Know with Cat Bobino
Bird-Watching While Black: A Wildlife Ecologist Shares His Tips | Short Film Showcase
By National Geographic
Birding for Everyone: A Discussion with Tykee James, Nicole Jackson, and John C. Robinson
By American Birding Association
Birding While Black: A Candid Conversation, Session 2
By National Audubon Society
Birding While Black: A Candid Conversation, Session 2
By National Audubon Society
Articles
Birding While Black
By Inside Higher Ed
Black birders take flight with help from Philly scientists
By The Philadelphia Inquirer
‘Black Birders Week’ Promotes Diversity and Takes on Racism in the Outdoors
By National Audubon Society
How to best be an ally in STEM
By The Varsity
The Importance of Black Birders Week and Its Lasting Impact
By NC State University
White Birders Must Be Aware That We Expose Black Birders to Racist Incidents
By The Wildlife Observer Network
Podcasts
#BlackBirdersWeek and Its Impact with Corina Newsome & Tykee James
American Birding Podcast
#BlackBirdersWeek Seeks To Make The Great Outdoors Open To All
By NPR Short Wave
Episode 151: Black Birders Week is Forever
She Explores
Equity in Birding with Tykee James
Hannah and Erik Go Birding
Leaders to Follow
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BlackAFinSTEM: @BlackAFinSTEM
A. McLain: @MclainWildlife
Afrosuchia: @afrosuchia
Alex Troutman: @N8ture_AL
Alexi Grousis-Henderson: @AlHendiify
Alexus Roberts: @Alexuss_Symone
Amelia Demery: @acdemery
Anna Gifty: @itsafronomics
Armand Cann: @Devonian_One
Ashley/Doc McSippins: @SipnSciPod
Atiya Wells: @Backyard_Base
Black In The Ivory: @BlackInTheIvory
Chelsea Connor: @ChelseaHerps
Corina Newsome: @Hood_Naturalist
Danielle Belleny: @BellzIsBirding
Deja Perkins: @naturallywild__
Doc McSippins: @SipNScipod
Earyn McGee: @Afro_Herper
J. Drew Lanham: @1blackbirder
JDMonroe: @JDMonroe210
Jeffrey Ward: @JeffreyMWard
Juita Martinez: @JuitaMartinez
Kassandra Ford: @KassTheFish
Kaylee Arnold: @Black_Ecologist
Lauren D. Pharr, M.Sc: @ldpharr
Monique Pipkin: @MoniquePipkin
OnWordforWildlife: @OnWord4Wildlife
Ranger Bri: @Ranger_Bri
Rhiannon Kirton: @Rhiannon_Kirton
Shane Campbell-Staton, Ph.D.: @SCampbellstaton
Sheridan Alford: @beaniejean_
Sidney Woodruff: @WoodruffSidney
Stephanie Renee: @OsmosisReads
Symone Johnson Barkley: @ScientistSymone
Tykee James: @Tykee_James
Tyler Jones: @melliferocity
Tyus D. Williams: @sciencewithtyus
