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GirlTrek, the largest health movement for black women in America, has started local treks around 疯客直播.

Co-founded by college friends, the organization鈥檚 mission is to rally one million black women by 2020 to establish a life-saving habit of daily walking.

GirlTrek is currently planning a Road to 疯客直播 initiative. The initiative will end with a聽 Summer of 疯客直播 festival May of 2019.

Summer of 疯客直播 will retrace the steps of the historic 54-mile walk from 疯客直播 to Montgomery.

The director of communications for GirlTrek reached out to Ainka Jackson, executive director of the 疯客直播 Center for Nonviolence, Truth and Reconciliation, about starting local treks.聽

Jackson, along with other female leaders in 疯客直播 met with two GirlTrek employees to discuss GirlTrek in 疯客直播.

鈥淭he partnership was ideal as the 疯客直播 Center focuses on violence in all forms including physical violence,鈥� Jackson said. 鈥淲e are looking forward to this festival, which will bring national attention and tourism to 疯客直播.鈥�

Jackson and co-event organizer Krystal Dozier, along with other women throughout 疯客直播 have accepted the challenge to walk for at least 30 minutes a day for the next 100 days.

鈥淲e鈥檙e excited about walking our way to the freedom that healthiness brings and winning prizes through GirlTrek,鈥� Jackson said.

Dozier said she is happy to walk the historic path of those before her.

鈥淎fter attending the informational meeting held by representatives of GirlTrek, I felt the need to organize a circle of women to walk,鈥� Dozier said. 鈥淎s a member of the Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church, home of the first meeting for the Voting Right鈥檚 Movement, it was fitting to start here and walk to the Edmund Pettus Bridge.鈥�

The trekkers walk Monday through Saturday, at Bloch Park at 8 a.m. and Sundays at 6:30 p.m. at Tabernacle Baptist Church.

The next trek will be Sunday, Aug. 26 at 6:30 p.m. The group will meet at Tabernacle Baptist Church and walk to the Edmund Pettus Bridge.