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The 2001 [[US Supreme Court]] case ''[[Illinois v. Wardlow]]'', which upheld the legality of a police search of a person based on the person running from police, has been described by civil libertarians as creating a new criminal offense of "running while black."<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Vaughans|first1=Kirkland C.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShGJBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA342|title=The Psychology of Black Boys and Adolescents [2 volumes]|last2=Spielberg|first2=Warren|date=30 June 2014|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]]|isbn=978-0-313-38199-7|language=en|page=342}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Engel|first=Robin S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ayEVCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA153|title=Race, Ethnicity, and Policing: New and Essential Readings|date=15 March 2010|publisher=[[NYU Press]]|isbn=978-0-8147-7616-2|language=en|page=153}}</ref>
The 2001 [[US Supreme Court]] case ''[[Illinois v. Wardlow]]'', which upheld the legality of a police search of a person based on the person running from police, has been described by civil libertarians as creating a new criminal offense of "running while black."<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Vaughans|first1=Kirkland C.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShGJBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA342|title=The Psychology of Black Boys and Adolescents [2 volumes]|last2=Spielberg|first2=Warren|date=30 June 2014|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]]|isbn=978-0-313-38199-7|language=en|page=342}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Engel|first=Robin S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ayEVCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA153|title=Race, Ethnicity, and Policing: New and Essential Readings|date=15 March 2010|publisher=[[NYU Press]]|isbn=978-0-8147-7616-2|language=en|page=153}}</ref>
Examples of "running while Black" also include the 2015 [[death of Freddie Gray]] in [[Baltimore]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/22/us/another-mans-death-another-round-of-questions-for-the-police-in-baltimore.html|title = Freddie Gray in Baltimore: Another City, Another Death in the Public Eye|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 22 April 2015|last1 = Stolberg|first1 = Sheryl Gay|last2 = Nixon|first2 = Ron}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/9152bca98daf422b86d61630e511ccd3|title = Justice Dept. Opens Baltimore police probe; 1K protest}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Alexander|first=Keith L.|date=25 July 2015|title=Representing Freddie Gray’s family: A venerable lawyer in cases involving race, police and death|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/baltimores-joe-louis-of-law/2015/07/25/a2db5bca-20b3-11e5-bf41-c23f5d3face1_story.html|access-date=15 July 2021|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
Examples of "running while Black" also include the 2015 [[death of Freddie Gray]] in [[Baltimore]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/22/us/another-mans-death-another-round-of-questions-for-the-police-in-baltimore.html|title = Freddie Gray in Baltimore: Another City, Another Death in the Public Eye|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 22 April 2015|last1 = Stolberg|first1 = Sheryl Gay|last2 = Nixon|first2 = Ron}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/9152bca98daf422b86d61630e511ccd3|title = Justice Dept. Opens Baltimore police probe; 1K protest}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Alexander|first=Keith L.|date=25 July 2015|title=Representing Freddie Gray’s family: A venerable lawyer in cases involving race, police and death|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/baltimores-joe-louis-of-law/2015/07/25/a2db5bca-20b3-11e5-bf41-c23f5d3face1_story.html|access-date=15 July 2021|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
the 2015 arrest of [[Jimmy Thoronka]] in [[London]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 May 2018|title=From top sprinter to homeless in London – what happened next to Jimmy Thoronka?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/19/sprinter-homeless-london-jimmy-thoronka-sierra-leone|access-date=15 July 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> a 2019 incident in [[Vancouver]], Canada,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.straight.com/news/1253376/running-while-black-vancouver-police-say-no-racial-profiling-stopping-man-rushing|title = Running while black: Vancouver police say no racial profiling in stopping man rushing to SkyTrain station|date = 11 June 2019}}</ref> and the 2020 [[murder of Ahmaud Arbery]], while fleeing a tresspassing incident in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], U.S.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/sports/Ahmaud-Arbery-running.html|title = After a Killing, 'Running While Black' Stirs Even More Anxiety|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 8 May 2020|last1 = Futterman|first1 = Matthew|last2 = Minsberg|first2 = Talya}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Running While Black: Ahmaud Arbery's Death Highlights Shared Fears Of Racial Profiling|url=https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/05/11/running-while-black-ahmaud-arbery|access-date=14 July 2020|website=www.wbur.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Beauchamp|first=Zack|date=8 May 2020|title=Ahmaud Arbery and the dangers of running while black|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/5/8/21250914/ahmaud-arbery-mcmichael-arrest-black-men-exercise|access-date=14 July 2020|website=Vox|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=27 May 2020|title=Running while Black: A pediatrician reflects on race, racism, and Ahmaud Arbery|url=https://spokesman-recorder.com/2020/05/26/running-while-black-a-pediatrician-reflects-on-race-racism-and-ahmaud-arbery/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 July 2020|website=spokesman-recorder.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='Why is this black guy running?': After Ahmaud Arbery's killing, African Americans reconsider fitness routines|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/why-black-guy-running-after-ahmaud-arbery-s-killing-african-n1208151|access-date=14 July 2020|website=NBC News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-football-nfl-arbery-idUSKBN22L001|title = NFL: Players, coaches call for investigation into killing of Ahmaud Arbery|newspaper = Reuters|date = 9 May 2020|last1 = Carroll|first1 = Rory}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-11|title=Videos of Ahmaud Arbery roaming vacant home shown to jury|url=https://www.wcvb.com/article/ahmaud-arbery-livestream/38187650|access-date=2021-11-29|website=WCVB|language=en}}</ref>
the 2015 arrest of [[Jimmy Thoronka]] in [[London]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 May 2018|title=From top sprinter to homeless in London – what happened next to Jimmy Thoronka?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/19/sprinter-homeless-london-jimmy-thoronka-sierra-leone|access-date=15 July 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> a 2019 incident in [[Vancouver]], Canada,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.straight.com/news/1253376/running-while-black-vancouver-police-say-no-racial-profiling-stopping-man-rushing|title = Running while black: Vancouver police say no racial profiling in stopping man rushing to SkyTrain station|date = 11 June 2019}}</ref> and the 2020 [[murder of Ahmaud Arbery]] in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], U.S.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/sports/Ahmaud-Arbery-running.html|title = After a Killing, 'Running While Black' Stirs Even More Anxiety|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 8 May 2020|last1 = Futterman|first1 = Matthew|last2 = Minsberg|first2 = Talya}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Running While Black: Ahmaud Arbery's Death Highlights Shared Fears Of Racial Profiling|url=https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/05/11/running-while-black-ahmaud-arbery|access-date=14 July 2020|website=www.wbur.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Beauchamp|first=Zack|date=8 May 2020|title=Ahmaud Arbery and the dangers of running while black|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/5/8/21250914/ahmaud-arbery-mcmichael-arrest-black-men-exercise|access-date=14 July 2020|website=Vox|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=27 May 2020|title=Running while Black: A pediatrician reflects on race, racism, and Ahmaud Arbery|url=https://spokesman-recorder.com/2020/05/26/running-while-black-a-pediatrician-reflects-on-race-racism-and-ahmaud-arbery/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=14 July 2020|website=spokesman-recorder.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title='Why is this black guy running?': After Ahmaud Arbery's killing, African Americans reconsider fitness routines|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/why-black-guy-running-after-ahmaud-arbery-s-killing-african-n1208151|access-date=14 July 2020|website=NBC News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-football-nfl-arbery-idUSKBN22L001|title = NFL: Players, coaches call for investigation into killing of Ahmaud Arbery|newspaper = Reuters|date = 9 May 2020|last1 = Carroll|first1 = Rory}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-11|title=Videos of Ahmaud Arbery roaming vacant home shown to jury|url=https://www.wcvb.com/article/ahmaud-arbery-livestream/38187650|access-date=2021-11-29|website=WCVB|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-28|title=Ahmaud Arbery: What you need to know about the case|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52623151|website=BBC|language=en}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 16:04, 30 November 2021

Running while Black is a sardonic description of racial profiling experienced by Black runners in the United States[1] and Canada.[2] In the United States, jogging gained popularity after World War II, and has largely been portrayed by American media as an activity typically engaged in by White people; joggers of color are treated with suspicion.[3] Black runners report taking precautions such as wearing bright colors to appear non-threatening, avoiding running outside of daylight hours, running in groups for safety, and avoiding running fast enough to appear to be "running away from something."[4]

In 2021, Lyndsey Hornbuckle found that the issue was particularly common when Black people were running in White neighborhoods, and especially higher socioeconomic White neighborhoods.[5]

Sonia Sanchez's 1968 play The Bronx is Next includes a scene in which a White police officer arrests a Black person for running while Black.[6] The 2001 US Supreme Court case Illinois v. Wardlow, which upheld the legality of a police search of a person based on the person running from police, has been described by civil libertarians as creating a new criminal offense of "running while black."[7][8] Examples of "running while Black" also include the 2015 death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore,[9][10][11] the 2015 arrest of Jimmy Thoronka in London,[12] a 2019 incident in Vancouver, Canada,[13] and the 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, U.S.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

See also

References

  1. ^ Streeter, Kurt (18 May 2020). "Running While Black: Our Readers Respond". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Sprinter Sam Effah on running while Black". Canadian Running Magazine. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. ^ "VIDEO: How Running's White Origins Led To The Dangers Of 'Running While Black'". NPR. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. ^ Karimi, Faith (27 February 2021). "For Black runners, every stride comes with a fear they can't outrun". CNN. Retrieved 17 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Hornbuckle, Lyndsey (1 June 2021). "Running while Black: A distinctive safety concern and barrier to exercise in White neighborhoods". Preventive Medicine Reports. 22: 101378. doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101378. ISSN 2211-3355. PMC 8105660.
  6. ^ La Donna Forsgren (2018). "Chapter 3. 'Armed Prophet': Sonia Sanchez and the Weapon of Words." In Search of Our Warrior Mothers: Women Dramatists of the Black Arts Movement. Northwestern University Press. ISBN 9780810136953.
  7. ^ Vaughans, Kirkland C.; Spielberg, Warren (30 June 2014). The Psychology of Black Boys and Adolescents [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 342. ISBN 978-0-313-38199-7.
  8. ^ Engel, Robin S. (15 March 2010). Race, Ethnicity, and Policing: New and Essential Readings. NYU Press. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-8147-7616-2.
  9. ^ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay; Nixon, Ron (22 April 2015). "Freddie Gray in Baltimore: Another City, Another Death in the Public Eye". The New York Times.
  10. ^ "Justice Dept. Opens Baltimore police probe; 1K protest".
  11. ^ Alexander, Keith L. (25 July 2015). "Representing Freddie Gray's family: A venerable lawyer in cases involving race, police and death". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  12. ^ "From top sprinter to homeless in London – what happened next to Jimmy Thoronka?". The Guardian. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Running while black: Vancouver police say no racial profiling in stopping man rushing to SkyTrain station". 11 June 2019.
  14. ^ Futterman, Matthew; Minsberg, Talya (8 May 2020). "After a Killing, 'Running While Black' Stirs Even More Anxiety". The New York Times.
  15. ^ "Running While Black: Ahmaud Arbery's Death Highlights Shared Fears Of Racial Profiling". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  16. ^ Beauchamp, Zack (8 May 2020). "Ahmaud Arbery and the dangers of running while black". Vox. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Running while Black: A pediatrician reflects on race, racism, and Ahmaud Arbery". spokesman-recorder.com. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "'Why is this black guy running?': After Ahmaud Arbery's killing, African Americans reconsider fitness routines". NBC News. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  19. ^ Carroll, Rory (9 May 2020). "NFL: Players, coaches call for investigation into killing of Ahmaud Arbery". Reuters.
  20. ^ "Videos of Ahmaud Arbery roaming vacant home shown to jury". WCVB. 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  21. ^ "Ahmaud Arbery: What you need to know about the case". BBC. 2021-11-28.

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