A new book is seeking to raise awareness of racism in the act of running, lack of inclusion and racial profiling toward Black people who run.
Why it matters: The murder of Ahmaud Arbery in coastal Georgia in 2020 reinforced a fear author Alison Désir and many other Black people who run have: they’re not safe even during the most basic of human exercises.
- “Running While Black: Finding Freedom in a Sport that Wasn’t Built for Us,” released in October covers Désir's experience of running as a Black woman and that of other Black runners.
