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Kittie Knox Corner

Kittie Knox Corner features articles on equity in cycling and walking and highlights numerous BIPOC cyclists and the contributions they have made in the cycling and walking community.

Women's (Bike) History: Kittie Knox- — Carolyn Szczepanski, League of American Bicyclists

We Dare You: Break the Rules— Nicole Blades, Bicycling

How We Can Build an Anti-Racist Outdoor Industry— Ayesha McGowan, Outside

The World of Bicycle Advocacy Has an Equity Problem. How Do We Fix it?— Qingyang Xie, New Jersey Bicycle & Pedestrian Resource Center

Why We Must Talk About Race When We Talk About Bikes— Tamika Butler, Bicycling

You Can't See What You Haven't Experienced with Charles Brown— TransLoc

Why Do We Need the Black Cyclists Network?— Francis Cade

Bike Girl Magic: Episode 1 - Shay Bailey @ Wax Wing Cycles (4K)— Black Girls Do Bike

Why Haven't You Heard of Marshall 'Major' Taylor?— Todd Balf, Outside

Overlooked: Major Taylor— Randal C. Archibold, The New York Times

Uncovering The Story of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's 1st Black Sports Star— NPR

Otis Taylor - He Never Raced on Sunday— YouTube

The Six Day Race: The Story of Marshall "Major" Taylor— Hennessy US

Black Girl Magic Episode 2: Bliss Davis @ Cleveland Velodrome— Black Girls Do Bike

15 Influential Black Cyclists You Need to Follow on Instagram Today— Ayesha McGowan, Bicycling

Virtual Race Across Dine Bikeyah had Pros and Cons— David Smith, Navajo Times

'Certain Streets Are Designed to Kill': How U.S. Roadways Target Minorities and the Poor— Angie Schmitt, Fast Company

'Safe Streets' Are Not Safe for Black Lives— Destiny Thomas, CityLab

Lucien Black, Jamaican American Cyclist— Adventure Audio

U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps: Wheels of War— History Net

Bicycle Corps: America's Black Army on Wheels— Montana PBS

Black History in Bike History— Louise McGrody, Washington Bikes

The 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps— Bicycle Corps

Students Reflect on LGBT Discussion— Anna Hensel/The Creightonian

Stanford Law School Honors John Levin and Tamika Butler with Public Service Awards— Stanford Law School

APBP 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award and Professional-of-the-Year Awards— Association of Pedestrian & Bicycle Professionals

Why a Nebraska Native Biked to the Emmys with a 'Mad Men' Nominee— Leia Mendoza, Live Well Nebraska

I Love to Ride my Bike. But I Won't Call Myself a 'Cyclist.'— Tamika Butler, Bicycling

Biking in Los Angeles: A Q&A with the Former Head of LACBC— Blanca Barragan and Tamika Butler, Curbed Los Angeles

Tamika Butler Can't Be Ignored— Melanie Curry, StreetsBlog Cal

Raequan Wilson is on a Mission to Make Cycling Safer for POC in Minneapolis— Raequan Wilson as told to Micah Ling, Bicycling​

A 'Profoundly Different' Juneteenth in Minnesota— Riham Feshir, MPR News

Two Young Artists Create a 'Cemetery' in Minneapolis to Honor Victims of Police Killings— Alicia Eler, Star Tribune

#IRide4Them: Cyclist Riding 846 Miles to Honor Black People Killed by Police in Minnesota— WCCO-TV, CBS Minnesota

Jamar Clark Death: No Charges for Police Over Fatal Shooting— BBC News

Civil Suit Filed Against Minneapolis, 5 Cops in 2008 Death— CBS Minnesota

How Minneapolis Police Handled the In-Custody Death of a Black Man 10 Years Before George Floyd— Neena Satija, The Washington Post

Philando Castile Minnesota Police Shooting: Officer Cleared of Manslaughter Charge— German Lopez, Vox

Parties Settle Lawsuit Over Police Killing of Terrance Franklin— Brandt Williams, MPR News

Surviving the Loss of a Father Killed by Police— Adrienne Broaddus, Kare 11

Community Weights Police Brutality Allegations— Brandt Williams, Minnesota Public Radio

How to Be a Rider: Tracy Brown— Tracy Brown, Bicycling

Unbound Gravel Announces Free Entries for Major Taylor Association Riders— Riley Missel, Bicycling

The Only Black-Owned Bookstore in Wisconsin is on a Tricycle (For Now)— Jessica Coulon, Bicycling

This is Justin Williams— Harry Dowdney, Rapha

Justin Williams Leads a Revolution in Cycling Sponsorship— Fred Dreier, VeloNews

Justin Williams is the Most Important Bike Racer You Don't Know— Sarah Bartlett, Bicycling

This Los Angeles Team Wants to Diversify Cycling. They're Starting with its Podiums— Andy Cochrane, The New York Times

Justin and Cory Williams: The Los Angeles Brothers 'Creating Cycling Superstars'— Matt Warwick, BBC Sport

L39ION of Los Angeles and How Justin Williams is Redefining Racing in the US— Daniel Benson, Cycling News

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