#BlackBirdersWeek 2021: Celebrating The Joy Of Birds
Deja Perkins is an urban ecologist, bird watcher, and an organizer of Black Birders Week. Deja Perkins hide caption
Deja Perkins is an urban ecologist, bird watcher, and an organizer of Black Birders Week.
Deja Perkins#BlackBirdersWeek emerged last year from a groundswell of support for Christian Cooper, a Black man and avid birder, who was harassed by a white woman while birding in Central Park. This year is all about celebrating Black joy. Co-organizer Deja Perkins talks about how the week went and why it's important to observe nature wherever you live.
Watch Deja Perkins moderate a discussion with falconer Rodney Stotts:
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This episode was produced and edited by Gisele Grayson and Rebecca Ramirez. Indi Khera checked the facts.