The Guardian • 25th October 2024 Hellah Sidibe: the man on a seven-year run streak who once hated running Hellah Sidibe has been on a streak since 15 May 2017. Rain or shine, and no matter how his body is feeling, he has gone for a run for the last 2,700-plus days.
Stanford Social Innovation Review • 31st August 2024 Closing the Racial Diversity Gap in Medicine A growing body of research shows a positive correlation between the racial diversity of doctors and health outcomes for underserved communities. Yet data reveals a significant disparity in representation across US racial demographics.
Model D • 5th August 2024 Protecting Hubbard Richard neighborhood amid ongoing development Situated next to the Ambassador Bridge and Corktown, close to the newly reopened Michigan Central Station, Detroit’s Hubbard Richard neighborhood has been navigating industry and development for decades.
Runner's World • 24th January 2024 Ari Hendrix Wants to Keep Breaking Barriers for Black Women Until 2012, Ari Hendrix wasn’t a runner and certainly didn’t imagine herself lining up at the Olympic Marathon Trials. But that’s where she’s headed on February 3, and she now holds the title of the third-fastest American-born Black woman marathoner of all time.
Outside Online • 30th November 2023 Rosalie Fish Steps Up Advocacy for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women When Rosalie Fish was running as a high school senior in 2019, she drew attention for competing with red paint in the shape of a handprint over her mouth and “MMIW” on her leg as she ran for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People (MMIW/MMIWP).
The Seattle Times • 27th October 2023 Why I wanted to run with a bunch of (mostly) strangers in Alaska This week’s cover story tells the story of a runner finding a sense of belonging on an Alaskan retreat for people of color.
The Seattle Times • 27th October 2023 A runner finds a sense of belonging on an Alaskan retreat for people of color I’M RUNNING THROUGH the woods in Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula with about a dozen other people. The air is cool, and the trees’ leaves are shiny and wet from the morning’s rain.
Outside Online • 7th September 2023 Alison Mariella Désir Leads BIPOC-Only Running Retreat in Alaska Ever since she founded Harlem Run in 2013, Alison Mariella Désir has been building community in the world of running—and uplifting people who are underrepresented in it. In August, she led a running retreat exclusively for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) in Alaska.
HuffPost UK • 4th August 2023 How Mattel Tried to Silence Me And Other Young Women Writing About Body Image When I was a year out of college, in 1998, the book “Adiós, Barbie” was published, and it contained an essay I wrote. The book is an anthology of young women’s perspectives on body image and identity.
LIVESTRONG.COM • 29th July 2023 Diabetes Is More Common in Native American People. These Community Efforts Are Starting to Change That | Livestrong.com Type 2 diabetes is the number one reason Amy DeLong, MD, MPH, sees patients at the Ho-Chunk Nation House of Wellness Clinic in Baraboo, Wisconsin.
Starting Line 1928 • 22nd June 2023 Sika Henry — Starting Line 1928 Sika Henry has made a name for herself in triathlon and in running. She became the first African American woman to qualify for her pro card in triathlon in 2021, and in 2022, she broke the Virginia State 100K Road Record.
RIDC • 8th May 2023 How Committed to Racial Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Is Your Favorite Running Brand? — Running Industry Diversity Coalition (RIDC) Many runners want to support brands that share their values—including those related to racial and social justice.
the Guardian • 2nd March 2023 Only 28 US-born Black women have broken three hours in the marathon. Why? Running historian Gary Corbitt has been tracking the American-born Black women who have broken three hours. Now it’s known simply as “The List,” and it’s beginning to get more attention in the running community.
EatingWell • 21st January 2023 With Food, Culture Matters: This App Matches People with Dietitians Based on Culture There's often a cultural disconnect between a patient and their dietitian. This app matches you with an RD based on culture.
Outside Online • 21st October 2022 Patti Catalano Dillon Becomes Head Coach of Wings Elite Team for Native Runners The nonprofit organization Wings of America has been supporting Native youth in running for decades, and now it has launched an elite team. The Wings Elite Program for Native athletes is the first of its kind, and Patti Catalano Dillon has been appointed as the team’s head coach.
Model D • 13th October 2022 Closing Michigan's 'adventure gap': Floating classroom gets hundreds of students out on the water It’s a sunny October afternoon on Belle Isle, and about 80 middle school and high school students are getting ready to go canoeing. Only a few of them have been in a canoe before, and most haven’t been in any kind of boat.
Global Sport Matters • 11th October 2022 The Newest Pro Ultimate League Centers Racial and Gender Equity Professional ultimate frisbee is fast-paced and fun, and people with various athletic strengths can excel in it. But in 2017, in the pro league, many of the players thought women weren’t getting much of a chance.
Planet Detroit • 8th October 2022 WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE? Environmental problems become environmental justice issues based on how they harm people. Often, certain already disadvantaged communities face disproportionate harm from things like air pollution and water pollution.
Outside Online • 16th September 2022 Meet The Team of Adaptive Athletes Who Completed The Hood to Coast Relay One of these 1,046 teams featured 12 adaptive athletes: Several are amputees who run on prosthetic legs, one is blind, two have spinal cord injuries and race in push-rim wheelchairs, and others have different physical challenges.
Prism • 13th May 2022 Abortion bans will harm people who miscarry, too If the Supreme Court moves forward with its original opinion, access to abortion care will be curtailed in the U.S., but what many people may not realize is that people going through a miscarriage will also be affected.
