Black Men Run Boston is one of about a dozen groups to recently receive $7,500 in grant funding from the Boston Athletic Association’s Boston Running Collaborative.
During the warm-up of one Saturday run in the city's Dorchester neighborhood, Davis explained the partnership with Boston Running Collaborative this way: “If people want to do a marathon, fantastic. But that's not the bar of success for us, I think it is building a movement where Black people specifically can see themselves investing in their health and feeling supported in that process.”
In addition to receiving funds from the BAA at differing levels, partnering organizations get a seat at the table in the Boston Running Collaborative. Boston Public Schools Athletics, also a grant recipient, is in on the discussion, as well, bringing the total number of funded partners to 13. Over time, their collective goal is to diversify the Boston Marathon, while also closing the gap on racial disparities across Boston’s neighborhoods.
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