Katie LanginThis week, black scientists and recreational birders flooded Twitter with posts for #BlackBirdersWeek. “Nature is my favorite place to be, & I’ve been fortunate enough [to] use my PhD to travel & be #BlackInNature across the world,” tweeted a graduate student.The first-of-its-kind event was organized in response to an incident that transpired in New York’s Central Park last week.
Christian Cooper—a black man who works as a writer and editor and is an avid birdwatcher—encountered a white woman who was walking her dog while he was birding.