Our Team
“One head does not exchange ideas.”
– Ghanaian Proverb
Event Organizer
Djimon Hounsou Foundation
Our vision for RUN RICHMOND 16.19 is to commemorate the achievements & sacrifices African Americans have made to our nation and to celebrate Unity in Diversity through a symbolic course of 16.19K and 6.19K.
This event takes our participants on a meaningful journey that lets them experience +400 years of Black History – from the landing of the first slave ships to contemporary murals created in the aftermath of the George Floyd protests which powerfully express the experiences, expectations and hopes of our black brothers & sisters.
As one of the three homes to the Reconciliation Statue, Richmond thereby joins the cities of Liverpool (UK) and Ouidah (West Africa) in becoming a host city of the AFRICA RECONNECT Event Series organized the Djimon Hounsou Foundation.
Our series aims to strengthen Pan-African identity, reconnect the African Diaspora with their origin, roots, and motherland & raise funds to combat modern-day slavery.
Our NonprofitOur Event Partners
“A wise man never knows all. Only a fool knows everything.” – African Proverb
This is why we are so grateful for the invaluable support of our educational partner, the Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia, our supportive host, the City of Richmond, as well as the Virginia Tourism Corporation, Virginia Humanities, and Sports Backers.
Our Media Partners
“One head does not exchange ideas.”
– Ghanaian Proverb
Our Community Partners
“I am because we are.”
– African Philosophy of Ubuntu
He who thinks he is leading but has no one following him, is only taking a walk.
I am because we are.
One head does not exchange ideas.