Evanston’s Camp Kuumba Gives Underrepresented Kids an Opportunity to Explore New Pathways

Evanston’s Camp Kuumba Gives Underrepresented Kids an Opportunity to Explore New Pathways

Summer camps in Evanston, Illinois — a quiet suburb just north of Chicago — usually consist of an array of different sports, educational programs, and even learning how to sail. But one thing is obviously apparent throughout the city’s camps: they’re almost all white. Despite Black or African American families making up nearly 16% of Evanston’s population, Black kids are massively underrepresented throughout the city’s summer camps. That’s one o…