So I haven’t had time to really dive into this thread so apologies if this is somewhat redundant but, I haven’t seen much about what the inat COMMUNITY can do. Since iNat Is largely operated by the community this may be more impactful than anything the small staff can do.
My recommendation on that note is to seek out users and projects in places with a high Black population and help with species ID. Related to the issue of iNat culture there’s a lot of frustration around the behavior of new users (cultivated plants, repetitive observations of common species, etc) but this can also come off as gatekeeping. Maybe the best thing we as users can provide the Black community is what we are best able to provide anyway - help with species ID when wanted, discussion, and engagement.