About
✨ Mission & Vision:
- Founding (2009): Created by Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks to tackle the growing obesity epidemic in the African-American community.
- Core Mission: To encourage African-American women to make fitness and healthy living a priority, and provide encouragement and resources to all runners (new and veteran).
- Impact Goal: To lower the statistic that 80% of African-American women are overweight (per the CDC) and reduce the number of chronic diseases associated with an unhealthy lifestyle.
Schedule:
- See our website
Leadership:
- Ambassador Team: Angus Smith
Learn More:
- Website: http://www.blackgirlsrun.com/