Ambassador Team: Sylvia Jimerson, Lisa Wells Shermain Rene ===== Black Girls Run!? Of course we do. In 2009, Black Girls RUN! was created in an effort to tackle the growing obesity epidemic in the African-American community and provide encouragement and resources to both new and veteran runners. The mission of Black Girls RUN! is to encourage ALL (especially African-American women) to make fitness and healthy living a priority. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 80% of African-American women are overweight. BGR! aspires to take a comprehensive and creative approach to improve the health statistics of women of color.