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The Unlikely Rise of Slim Pickins, the First Black-Owned Outdoors Retailer in the Country
Jahmicah Dawes opened his idiosyncratic outdoors shop, in Stephenville, hoping to inspire people from all walks to explore natural spaces. Then a brush with viral fame changed everything.