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#HealingHikes aim to help black Americans cope with racial violence
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Jul 29, 2016
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#HealingHikes aim to help black Americans cope with racial violence
Rue Mapp came up with the idea of #HealingHikes as a way to help black Americans deal with the trauma, grief, and anger brought on by police shootings of black men.
Rue Mapp, founder of Outdoor Afro.
Rue Mapp, founder of Outdoor Afro.
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Rue Mapp came up with the idea of #HealingHikes as a way to help black Americans deal with the trauma, grief, and anger brought on by police shootings of black men.

Back in 2009,  Rue Mapp started a blog called Outdoor Afro about her experiences getting out into nature as a woman of color.

That blog then turned into a national online network for African Americans to connect with each other and organize all sorts of outdoor activities, like hiking, mountain biking and camping.

In recent years, Outdoor Afro has taken on a new goal as part of it's mission— to help black Americans deal with the trauma, grief, and anger brought on by police shootings of black men.

They're called #HealingHikes. Rue Mapp joined Take Two to explain more about them.

To hear the full interview, click the blue player above.