Running for A Change
On Saturday June 13th, 2020 my husband, Brad, and I will be running 13.1 miles from our neighborhood and into our hometown of Mooresville, North Carolina to raise awareness for the #blacklivesmatter movement and the inequalities and injustices that have inundated our country’s social, economic, and judicial systems for far too long.
This began with a goal of running a half marathon this year, however, the races we trained to enter were cancelled or postponed due to the Covid-19 Pandemic so we decided to take the money we would have spent towards registrations and donate it to a worthy cause.
Originally we were unsure as to where the donations would go. Over the last week and a half it has become blindingly clear that we needed to find an organization that was working towards eradicating the current racial inequality but also working to prevent it through future generations. We believe we found such an organization in The Conscious Kid.
Here is a brief statement about the non-profit, in their own words:
“The Conscious Kid is an education, research and policy organization dedicated to reducing bias and promoting positive identity development in youth. We partner with organizations, children’s museums, schools, and families across the country to promote access to children’s books centering underrepresented and oppressed groups.“
They are dedicated to spreading knowledge and understanding to today’s youngest generation through books. On top of helping to educate our youth (and ourselves) they are giving back in so many ways the the African-American community.
We hope that our small contribution will grow through small donations of our family and friends, any amount is a worthy amount.
We also hope that we can continue to educate ourselves on the many ways that we can be true allies in this incredibly important struggle.
Also, we would love to see others joining in this “at-home” race! One mile or Fifty...we are all in this together.
https://www.theconsciouskid.org/
Please visit them in Instagram to see the good they are doing daily! @theconciouskid
“Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world.” -Nelson Mandela