Black History Bootcamp. S6. Day 17.

Day 17:

Address: 90.0000° N, 135.0000° W

The Story: A Black man was the first American adventurer to reach the North Pole!?

Say what!? 

Call Patagonia, North Face, and Columbia Sportswear and tell them we've BEEN making their clothes look good!

We don’t need a long story today.

Facts are facts.

So pull up.

Because at your next dinner party, when someone brings up the state of such-and-such and the downturn of dis-and-dat, just dazzle them with this Arctic adventure.

…so what about that Matthew Henson?

Real American hero eh?

Let’s move…


Meet us in the Streets: Grab your earbuds, put on your sneakers, and join co-founders Morgan and Vanessa for Black History Bootcamp, a walking podcast powered by GirlTrek. We can’t wait to talk…

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The Neighborhood Call to Action 

Keep Walking!

Support Black Neighborhoods:

  • Pay it Forward: Raise the next generation of Matthew Henson’s. Start a Girl Scout Troop in your neighborhood. Or, pay for your child or a kid in your life to go to summer camp or on an adventure with Outward Bound.

  • Rest: Plan your next family vacation now. Don’t close this email until you do. A rested and fun Black family is an asset to the whole community.

  • Follow: Support the most famous Black male scientist in America today, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, he’s hilarious on Instagram.


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