People. Nature. Big Ideas. #6: A Walk in the Woods

In late January, People. Nature. Big Ideas. host Ronda Lee Chapman was feeling a little stuck on how the podcast should cover Black History Month. Stuck in her feelings. Stuck in her thinking. So what better way for Ronda to think, reflect, and get unstuck, than to get out into nature and take a walk in the woods.
In this reflection episode, Ronda unpacks her thoughts around Black History Month, Black futures, the importance of rest and reflection, sitting with discomfort, and what it means to celebrate history while also keeping an eye to the future.
“Black history is also this moment. We don't always have to be [looking] in the rearview mirror. We need to honor it. We need to respect it… But I also don't want us to forget about the future. We need to be thinking many generations ahead.”