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"Take a step back and think about who usually speaks up the most, who gets to make decisions, who leads the pack, and who gets left behind." - @TamikaButler
This is so good. https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a33379403/anti-racist-cyclists/
This is so good. https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a33379403/anti-racist-cyclists/
“Being stopped and harassed is one of the top concerns of Black and brown cyclists,” says @ctbrown1911, a senior transportation researcher at Rutgers University." https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a33383540/cycling-while-black-police/
"If you want to just “stick to cycling,” that’s fine. But then you have no choice but to acknowledge the facts of who is dependent on cycling, who is killed or injured the most cycling, and who would choose cycling if it was safe and connected." - @rkbtwo https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a33326910/bikes-keith-benjamin/
"Black and brown women and girls are more sexually harassed than their white counterparts. Visibly LGBTQAI+ people are more often targets of hate and violence. And Black and brown men are more likely to be targeted by the police." - @NedraDeadwyler https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a33327242/bikes-nedra-deadwyler/
"Being Black and cycling is the same thing as being Black and driving, walking, breathing, existing—constantly reacting to racism in all areas of activity." - Adé Neff https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a33327621/bikes-ade-neff/
"People often ask what makes me feel safe in cycling communities, & for me the answer is simply seeing other Black women & trans & non-binary people. I feel most safe and seen when I’m in spaces where I feel reflected, seen, & celebrated." - Grace Anderson https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a33313815/bikes-grace-anderson/
"A lot of my experience with cycling in white spaces means spending my own energy navigating white folks and their feelings." - @ayesuppose https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a33328410/bikes-race-ayesha-mcgowan/
"Imagine having a friend that you spend every day with. You ride and train together, maybe you even work together and everywhere you go, for some reason, everything you do is received slightly different." - Christopher Stricklen https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a33314169/bikes-christopher-stricklen/
"Many Black and brown people—and especially those displaced in the last 30 years from central urban areas—may not have the privilege to be within bicycling distance of where we want to travel." - @WarrenMobility https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a33315102/bikes-warren-logan/
"Being a black cyclist hopefully means that small actions on my part help break down the belief that people of color don’t ride bikes." - Monica Garrison, founder of @blackgrlsdobike https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a33314068/bikes-monica-garrison/
"With #BlackLivesMatter 
& the protests, my eyes have been opened. When you get perceived as white you have an advantage over someone who’s not. That’s being recognized now, people will not feel overlooked because of the color of their skin." - @NelsonVails https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a33327141/bikes-nelson-vails/
& the protests, my eyes have been opened. When you get perceived as white you have an advantage over someone who’s not. That’s being recognized now, people will not feel overlooked because of the color of their skin." - @NelsonVails https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a33327141/bikes-nelson-vails/
"The cornerstone of the Black experience in America will always be rooted in a quest for identity, a quest that requires you to unearth that sense of freedom & build the resolve to fight for it until your last breath. The bike is my vessel." - Sean Hopkins https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a33326433/bikes-sean-hopkins/
"I wish non-Black people understood what it’s like to never see people like you while out riding. It’s not simply about wanting to see Black people for the sake of seeing Black people. It’s about what the absence of seeing Black people means." - @r_olzer https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a33325223/bikes-rachel-olzer/
"In 2020, I am hopeful we will all band together to ensure every human is truly free, free to experience the basic freedom of riding a bicycle." - Erica Elle https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a33315671/bikes-erica-elle/
"What I would like to see in future cases [of racism] is high sanctions, like a one-year suspension. I would put this in the same category as a doping violation. Punish the aggressor so that he doesn’t do it again." - @kevreza https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a33322712/kevin-reza-racism/
Thanks again to @TamikaButler for putting this @BicyclingMag issue together. I learned a lot reading the pieces & hope that the stories that have been generously shared will galvanize efforts to ensure cycling and the conversation that surrounds it to be more just and equitable.
