Runners are skinny white people. This was what Alison Mariella Désir thought until she came across a social media post from a friend, a 200-pound Black man, who was training for his first marathon.

Political experts say in recent years more candidates of color are running in predominantly white districts and winning. Experts point to 2018 as a breakthrough year for Democrats and for Black ...

A black and white photograph of Jesse Owens running for Ohio State. The photograph depicts Jesse Owens running on a track with several other runners competing behind him. He is wearing a dark colored ...

According to Alison Mariella Désir, author of Running While Black, running may be a form of escape for white people, but Black people don’t have the same privilege.The same racial biases and ...

“Existing while Black, in general, is just unsafe, and running is no different,” says Ashlee Lawson Green, founder of RunGrl, a digital media platform for Black women who run, “Case in point ...

Cover of Running While Black by Alison Mariella Desir. Penguin Random House The sport of running has many benefits, including the improvement of one’s mental and physical health.