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“Playing While Black” highlighted the realities of the outcomes black youth may encounter in their play spaces. Loss of innocence, loss of freedom, and loss of life were all presented as potential products of play for Black youth. This paper has served as a launching point for national discussions around inclusive play for black and other racial and ethnic minority youth. As a direct response to that paper, this keynote presentation from Ithaca Children's Garden's 2019 Play Symposium provides tangible steps to play providers for creating safe spaces for Black and other racial and ethnic minority youth to enjoy play.

Having fun is her work. Corliss Outley is an urban play researcher. In this role, Corliss hangs out at inner-city parks and recruits kid assistants to help her with her data gathering. These kids help Corliss determine what kinds of activities city kids like best and what things they would like to change about their neighborhoods.

Clemson University College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences faculty in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management explore the implications of playing while black, and the impact of missing out on leisure activities for African American youth.

Welcome to Porch Play Chats, sponsored by the American Association for Promoting the Child's Right to Play, or more affectionately called IPA USA. IPA USA is the USA Affiliate of the International Play Association. You can learn more about us by visiting our website, IPAUSA.org to join our advocacy efforts on promoting a child's right to play and learn more about our work and access our resources. Porch Play Chats are available for free and are conversations with experts on a variety of topics. Today's session is with Corliss Outley on Now What? How Should we Move Forward? This is the 3rd in a series of 3 Porch Play Chats, with the first two episodes released in the last two weeks. The series title is Play, Childhood, and Race. With Corliss are facilitators Lisa Murphy and Deb Lawrence

Coalition for Education in the Outdoors - 2022 Keynote Address: Dr Corliss Outley

Healing History Community Conversation Series Topic: School-to-Prison Pipeline

Created and Hosted by: Krystal Grimes Facilitated by: Dr. Corliss Outley Performances by: Sade Jones, Jay Balcom and Jonas Wilson

Panelists: Meme Styles, Norma Mercado, Jerome Reese and Sade Jones

Made Possible by: Bastrop County Cares, St. David's Foundation, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health and alliance for Greater Works.

Dr. Corliss Outley presents on the topic of diversity including facts and how it affects those who work with youth. (2013)

Join Corliss Outley with Clemson University as she discusses trends in the U.S. over the last 50 years that have led to an apparent significant decline in time children spend in free play outdoors in general and an even greater decline in time spent at free play in “wild areas” such as woods, deserts, grasslands and other natural or semi-natural landscapes. These numbers are even greater for Black children, yet very little understanding of the factors that have led to this decline — the unequal distribution of nature in America, the historically unjust experiences that Black people have endured in the outdoors, nor the exclusion of Black people from the conservation movement, are discussed. By focusing on serving the needs of the Black community and ensuring the inclusion of Black voices, we can reclaim this culturally rich connection and ensuring the safe enjoyment of the outdoors for generations.