These organizations provide a community for their members that is perhaps more vital now than ever, leaders say.
As states began to lift restrictions due to COVID-19, Edward Walton believed that his group, Black Men Run, could soon resume meetings. But after George Floyd's brutal killing in Minneapolis andThough Wednesday is Global Running Day, Black Men Run won't officially sanction any events. But Walton understands that many of the national organization's members will want to use the day to show solidarity or to raise awareness for social issues that are impacting the black community.
Both groups have felt the need for connecting their members after recent killings of unarmed black people whose deaths have raised questioning, sadness and outrage around the country. On Feb. 23 Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed as he was jogging about two miles from his home in a neighborhood near Brunswick, Georgia. Two men were arrested May 7 on murder and aggravated assault charges, but not until after the incident had gained national attention.
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