"When I look at this photo, I am reminded of my own childhood breathing in the fullness of nature in a world that couldn’t always see me and yet, I would dream anyway."

Drawing from her book, Black Faces, White Spaces, her relationships “in the field,” and her lived experience, Dr. Carolyn Finney join us on Friday, September 11, to explore the complexities and contradictions of our past, the realities of our present, and the possibilities of our future as it relates to green space, race, and the power to shape the places we live in our own image. By engaging in “green” conversations with Black people from around the country, she considers the power of resistance and resilience in the emergence of creative responses to environmental and social challenges in our cities and beyond.

Sing up at NY Botanic Garden!