National Black Marathoners Association

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The National Black Marathoners' Association (NBMA) is a not-for-profit runners' organization, open to everyone, regardless of running or walking ability. Founded in 2004, the organization offers college scholarships to high school distance runners. The executive director and co-founder is Anthony "Tony" Reed, who in 2007 became the first Black person to run marathons on all seven continents. NBMA's logo is in the form of a race bib bearing the number 1865, alluding to the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which abolished "slavery and involuntary servitude" on December 6, 1865, after which Blacks were supposed to be "free to run" without interference. Since 2013, NBMA has recognized the accomplishments of African American distance runners at its National Black Distance Running Hall of Fame and Achievement Awards Events. In 2021, the organization released Breaking Three Hours: Trailblazing African American Women Marathoners, a documentary focused on African American...

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