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The Explorer has a role in encouraging diversity

applaud your recent article about working toward a more diverse park (“A Place for all,” September/October 2020). I wonder whether the has considered its own role in making the region more welcoming to all. How often do the images that illustrate your articles include a person of color or a disabled person? I’ve not made a study, but I’ve read your magazine for years and I suspect you could be more proactive in your image selection. Perhaps you could set yourself a challenge to increase

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