How to Survive Lions and Bears and Racism in Nature

During the same period, Wynn-Grant, who possessed a lifelong dream of becoming a nature-show host, met with an executive at a major cable channel. “He said to me, ‘You’re obviously the real deal,’ ” she recalled. “ ‘But, Rae, you’ll never have a nature show. You’re not a white guy with a beard. Because that’s what America wants to see.’ And that’s how the meeting ended.” Nevertheless, six years later, Wynn-Grant landed a gig hosting NBC’s “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild,” alongside the wildlife expert Peter Gros (a white guy with a mustache). The conservation-minded series recently began shooting Season 2.