RAYNARD LAWLER: My name is Raynard Lawler. We also interview race organizers, Raynard Lawler and Vergil Chames, who are also founding members of the Alabama-based Walk Jog Run Club. While BGR was founded for Black women, the organization and its members welcome participants of all races with resources, motivation, service opportunities and group runs. BGR has chapters across the country that support Black women in adopting a healthy lifestyle, primarily through running and walking. We interview the CEO and owner of BGR, Jay Ell Alexander.ĪLEXANDER: My name is Jay Ell Alexander and I’m the CEO and owner of Black Girls Runīlack Girls Run (BGR) was founded in 2009 to address the growing obesity epidemic in the Black community. We’ll talk more about the One Million Miles for Justice event as well as Black Girls Run in this first episode. The net race profits go to the NAACP, an organization that has been fighting for racial justice since 1940. If you want to do more, please do! You can donate a dollar per mile beyond that distance. The cost to join is $25, and the idea is that you commit to at least 25 miles total for the month. You can run, walk, cycle and move however you want. The goal is for all participants collectively to cover one million miles throughout the month. We highly encourage you to join, and you can jump in at any time during the event. The One Million Miles For Justice virtual event started on June 15 and it runs until July 15, 2020. If you’re listening around the time we’re releasing this, it’s June 2020. You’re listening to the first audio run of a four-part series that we’re creating over the next four weeks to coincide with the One Million Miles for Justice Event so that you can listen as you put your miles in. We’re in this fight together.įLEET FEET HOSTS: Hello, everyone, and welcome to our very first audio run episode. It will take every hand on deck to make sure we’re creating change. JAY ELL ALEXANDER: I always say running can be an even playing field and a common denominator as we start bridging the gap between different races and walks of life. We can’t fix the past but we can create a landing pad for future generations so that things like this are eradicated. VERGIL CHAMES: This agenda isn’t about this particular incident This is about future incidents as well.
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