RICHMOND, Va. – The 3rd annual Run Richmond 16.19, organized by Oscar-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou, took runners throughout the city to honor the achievements of African Americans in the Commonwealth.
Runners on the symbolic 16.19-kilometer course, which is just over 10 miles, experienced the places where enslaved Africans took their first steps on American soil after being brought to Richmond.
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Saturday’s run was created initially as part of the Djimon Hounsou Foundation’s Africa Reconnect series …