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Atlanta, GA

Black Girls Run, Ashley Hicks & Toney Carey

Black Girls RUN! is a national running group launched in 2009 by Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks. The organization has grown to include more than seventy running groups across the nation and hundreds of thousands of members across the nation. The group was created to combat the obesity epidemic among women in the African-American community and dispel the myth that black women do not run.  The groups include beginner and experienced runners and provide a support system to help members reach their fitness goals. Black Girls RUN! provides a community and inspires all women to run.