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There\u2019s<br \/>\nevidence that people of color don\u2019t feel welcome in the park\u2019s<br \/>\noverwhelmingly white, small towns.<\/p>\n<p>The Adirondack Diversity Initiative is starting a conversation about racial<br \/>\nbias and inequality, drawing new energy and urgency from the Black Lives<br \/>\nMatter movement. ADI was formed as a volunteer-run organization in 2015. In<br \/>\n2019, ADI hired its first full-time director, Nicky Hylton-Patterson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Adirondack Park is one of the least diverse places in America. There\u2019s evidence that people of color don\u2019t feel welcome in the park\u2019s overwhelmingly white, small towns. The Adirondack Diversity Initiative is starting a conversation about racial bias and inequality, drawing new energy and urgency from the Black Lives Matter movement. 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