About the Event
Run Richmond 16.19 is a cultural running event that the Djimon Hounsou Foundation is hosting every year in close collaboration with Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia and running event specialist Sports Backers. This unique event takes you on a meaningful journey through +400 Years of Black History, a history you will be able to touch and feel – up close & personal.
Through our running/walking courses of 16.19K and 6.19K, our Time To Heal pre-event, and a community-powered finish festival we commemorate the sacrifices & achievements our African American brothers and sisters have made to our nation and celebrate Unity in Diversity in an intentional effort to bring people together to connect, heal and reconcile. It is powered by over 30 nonprofit partners.
For details about packet pickup and race start, please go here:
For details on our Run of Show, keep scrolling …
Event Parking
- Lot 23 – 8th & Cary Street Parking Deck
- Lot 823 – 9th & Cary Street (Garage)
- Lot 72 – 8th & Cary Street (surface lot)
- Lot 101 – 6th & Canal Street (surface lot)
- Lot 102 – 6th & Canal/Cary Street (surface lot)
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Paid parking only. Hourly Rates are provided on the website above.
RUN OF SHOW
AFRICA RECONNECT
Run Richmond 16.19 is part of the AFRICA RECONNECT Event Series that the Djimon Hounsou Foundation will be rolling out over the coming years. These events aim to symbolically reverse the direction of the slave trade, showcase how the past is connected to the present and future, and celebrate Unity in Diversity.
Our three event locations (1) Richmond, VA, (2) Liverpool, UK, and (3) Ouidah, West Africa were all important centers during the Transatlantic Slave Trade. They now form the Triangle of Hope.
North America
Richmond
United Kingdom
Liverpool
West Africa
Ouidah
Why did we select these places in particular? Richmond, Liverpool, and Ouidah are the three host cities of a stunning memorial, the Reconciliation Statue. Created by Liverpool-based artist Stephen Broadbent, they represent a powerful apology for the unspeakable horrors and lasting consequences of slavery. When connected through straight lines, these sculptures form the Triangle of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, a trade that the British Colonies in North America joined in the Year 1619. While slavery existed in the Americas before then, the year 1619 marks a foundational historic date in our shared history.
The inscription of the Reconciliation Statue beautifully summarizes our vision:
Acknowledge and forgive the past. Embrace the present. Shape a future of reconciliation and justice.