GirlTrek wants more Black women to walk 5 days a week

Credit: Hope Dean

Credit: Hope Dean

People show up at the race by themselves, with friends, with family. And some, like Kimberly Jones (pictured second to right), come with their own running or walking groups.

Jones, 60, is a part of GirlTrek, an international organization that encourages healthy habits and self care for Black women. GirlTrek encourages women to walk for 30 minutes at least five days a week.

”Nationwide, we have over a million women,” Jones said. “Black women as a whole suffer from obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes, so we just try to encourage each other to walk.”

About the Author

Atlanta airport flyers, staff celebrate freedom — from travel headaches

Despite hundreds of thousands flying through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Fourth of July weekend, airport staff and travelers experienced few issues.

Buddy Carter says grandchildren safe after being at flooded Texas summer camp

U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter of St. Simons Island said his grandchildren are safe but they lost a cousin in the flash flooding from the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, Texas

Atlanta leaders eye trails as part of solution to city’s traffic woes

The 535-mile expansion plan, known as Trails ATL, aims to make the city more walkable, bringing 10-minute access to trails for 95% of city residents by 2052.

The Latest

Credit: Gray Mollenkamp