EDIT (MAY 28, 2020): Here’s a comprehensive list of anti-racism resources that is being widely circulated. It includes books, podcasts, movies, articles, organizations and more.
The news cycle for the past few days has been particularly loaded with stories of police brutality and racism. It’s important to keep in mind that these are just examples which have been caught on video.
It’s happening every day with and without cameras. This cannot continue, and the change begins with us.
You likely already know Ahmaud Arbery’s story. Arbery was a 25-year-old runner who was chased down, shot, and killed by two white supremacists on February 23, 2020 in broad daylight while he was out for a jog.
I could say plenty of things about this: how it’s only one example of millions of the violence and oppression racialized folks experience (in America, Canada, and elsewhere) every day. How it’s ignorant, irresponsible, and impossible to divorce politics from running.
I could talk about how white runners (that includes me) need to do better as allies, as anti-racists, as changemakers.
But this isn’t a time when my voice matters most. So instead of writing a long op-ed, here are resources and content made by racialized folks on the subject of race and white supremacy, how to be a better ally in the fight against racism in running and beyond.
Sign the petition on RunWithMaud.com
Run 2.23 miles on the 23rd of every month, because the runs honoring Ahmaud Arbery will keep going on until the case is prosecuted.
Videos & Podcasts
Goodbodyfeel – LET’S TALK ABOUT RACE discussion (YouTube)
The Long Run podcast #72: #IRunWithMaud
Pod Save The People: Justice For Ahmaud Arbery
Articles & Blogs
“We Cannot Be Silent About Race Politics and Safety in Sports” – Latoya Shauntay Snell, Running Fat Chef
“Ahmaud Arbery and Whiteness in the Running World” – Alison Mariella Désir, Outside Magazine
“What Is White Privilege?” – Christine Emba, Washington Post
“12 Ways to be a Better White Ally to Black People” – Janee Woods, The Root
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