Alison Desir
Alison Mariella Désir is an American author, activist, and runner.[1][2][3] She is the founder of Harlem Run, creator of Run 4 All Women and serves as Oiselle’s director of sports advocacy and co-chairs the Running Industry Diversity Coalition.[4][5][6]
Désir's first book, Running While Black (Penguin Books), was published on October 18, 2022.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Désir is of Haitian and Colombian descent and was raised in Teaneck, New Jersey. She graduated from Columbia University in 2007.[8][9][10]
As of 2022, Désir lived outside Seattle, Washington.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Misty Copeland's New Sportswear Campaign Is Here, and It's So POWERFUL". 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ "Meet the Women Making the Outdoors More Accessible to All". 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ Strout, Erin (2022-02-23). "Two Years After Ahmaud Arbery's Murder, the Running Industry is Slowly Changing". Women's Running. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ Dehnke, Andrea (2022-01-27). "Alison Mariella Désir Continues to Push the Running Industry to Be Better". Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ Benton, Emilia (2022-01-28). "In 2020, the Running Industry Promised Inclusivity. We Still Have Work to Do". Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ Mulhern, Sinead (2017-01-20). "Four women run 368 kilometres from N.Y.C. to Washington D.C. in response to Trump inauguration". Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ^ Furrer, Amanda (2022-10-12). "Running While Black: The One Book All Runners Need to Create Positive Change in Our Sport". Runners World. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ Seelie, Margaret (2018-06-19). "Alison Désir Thinks Running Can Save Our Democracy". Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ "About". Alison Mariella Désir. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
- ^ "Bookshelf". Columbia College Today. 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
- ^ Corr, Amy (2021-11-23). "Oiselle's Alison Désir on the Wage Gap in Sports and History of the NYC Marathon". Retrieved 2022-10-19.
External links
[edit]| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
 | This article about an American writer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |