I'm also interested in a discussion of race in cycling, but I don't have the time at the moment to lay out my thoughts in an effective manner, so I'll just post some links that might be helpful:
http://www.aquickbrownfox.com/ The website of Ayesha McGowan, a black woman who is a pro road racer. Justin Williams, the current US National Champion, is a black cyclist, and races for Legion of Los Angeles, a team promoting inclusion and diversity in cycling: https://www.instagram.com/juswilliamz/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/l39ion.la/?hl=en https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/7833 http://www.urbanadonia.com/p/about_22.html Adonia Lugo, Ph.D. is a cultural anthropologist who wrote *Bicycle/Race*, a book about cycling and culture in Los Angeles. She's a friend of a friend and I've seen her speak. On Sunday, June 9, 2019 at 9:05:00 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I anticipate that some people may find this controversial, but I'll bet > they aren't black. I have no compunctions about my interest in black > cyclists and in black African culture generally, so hoping the interest > will outweigh the sensitivity: > > Black people seem to be relatively few in cycling; I say "seem" -- the > reality may be different. > At any rate, this is an interesting article: > > > https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/07/nyregion/black-cyclists-red-caps-brooklyn.html > > I sometimes come across news of cycling in Kenya and other parts of > Africa; I recall a feature about the history of cycling in -- was it Rwanda > or was it Burundi? But a history going back decades and continuing despite > the vicissitudes of war and politics. > > There's a off-and-on-and-mostly-off blog, She Cycles Nairobi, that has > some interesting bits. > > Patrick Moore, who cut his cycling teeth on the hilly roads around Nairobi > in the '60s and '70s. > > ... Not to mention Peter Tosh and his unicycle (and the best ever version > of Johnny B Goode) ... > > > > -- > > > > > *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* > > > > > > *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And > though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the > hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* > --- J.R.R. Tolkien > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching > Other professional writing services > Expensive! But good. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/985ac7aa-aa0e-494a-84c4-ee0ef5f4f38c%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
