Equity
Out & Back: How Denice Rochelle encourages outdoor skill-building
Through her group The Bronze Chapter, Rochelle helps BIPOC rewrite their narrative — and explore the PNW.
Alison Mariella Désir
Alison Mariella Désir is a runner, author, and speaker making a big impact. She hosts Out & Back and wrote Running While Black: Finding Freedom in a Sport That Wasn't Built for Us. alison.desir@cascadepbs.org
Latest work
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Rewriting the Narrative with Denice Rochelle
The founder of the Bronze Chapter has thrived in the outdoors all her life. She wants other people of color in the PNW to feel the same way.
Equity
Out & Back: Hooked on fishing with The Black Stonefly
Tacoma angler, chef and outdoorsman Giancarlo Lawrence found solace in the icy waters of the PNW.
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The Freedom of Fly Fishing with Giancarlo Lawrence
The angler known as The Black Stonefly was raised in the city. But now he's on a mission to get more Black people into the outdoors.
Equity
Out & Back: A Portland club counters the racism of running’s hometown
Host Alison Mariella Desir explores the roots of Oregon’s racist past by jogging through city streets with Deadstock Run Club.