Mardi Fuller advocates for racial equity through writing, speaking, and community building. She lives in Boston, where she works as a nonprofit communications director and, in addition to Outside, has written for publications and organizations such as Ski, the National Resources Defense Council, and Melanin Base Camp. She is a lifelong backcountry adventurer.
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Spring’s cloud cover makes things tricky. We’ve got a map and excellent suggestions from an eclipsophile about where to head within the path of totality come April 8—and why you’d better book your stay now.
The lifestyle is physically dangerous for Black people and often financially and socially out of reach
For as far back as she can remember, Mardi Fuller grew up in a world of swimming lessons and swim teams, which was unusual for a daughter of Jamaican immigrants. Why the emphasis on water? Because of a mysterious death that haunted her family’s past.