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  • I'm a Plus-Size Runner and I Got Heckled at the NYC Marathon

    This year, I ran my seventh and eighth marathons within four years of running—all as a plus-size woman. I ran the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 8 and the New York City Marathon on Nov. 5—followed by the New York Road Runners 60K Ultramarathon less than two weeks later. The year 2017 was my most ambitious…

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    Maiysha Kai

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  • White People Shit That Black People (Not So) Secretly Love

    White People Shit. It’s the semi-pejorative term Black folks use to describe items, actions, and ideas that fall outside of the negro-normative spectrum, preponderantly enjoyed by our Caucasian counterparts. Seinfeld. Mayonnaise. Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill. Calling the police. All things that seemingly exist as the exclusive domain of white people and…

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    Corey Richardson

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  • Autistic NY Black Teen Gets Lost Running 5K, Assaulted by Man Afraid of Getting Mugged

    A 15-year-old autistic athlete running a 5K was assaulted by a man who apparently thought the teen was going to rob his wife, the Washington Post reports. Chase Coleman loved being part of his cross-country team, and his mother, Clarice, said that she fully supported his passion. She is thankful that the nearly nonverbal, autistic…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Cleveland Browns Quarterback RG3 Placed on Injured Reserve

    After only one game, the newly acquired and often injured Cleveland Browns quarterback Robert Griffin III has been placed on injured reserve. The news comes Monday after RG3 went down with a shoulder injury. “Griffin suffered a fractured coracoid bone in his left shoulder during the Browns 29-10 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles,” according to…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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