The Riders 4 Race Amity are an interracial group of teens undertaking an annual, two-week, cross-country cycling journey to raise awareness of the power and importance of cross-racial friendships. This year, their journey follows the route of the Freedom Riders from Washington, DC to Jackson, MS, situating the ride within a longer Freedom Ride tradition of interracial travel through public space as moral witness and public demonstration of shared belonging. The Riders will be in Atlanta on June 19 and 20.

Join us at 7pm on Friday evening, June 19, for a presentation by the Riders 4 Race Amity youth, after which participants will be offered two options to engage: 1) Participate in a Race Amity Roundtable, a dialogue circle using principles of restorative justice to explore barriers to cross-racial friendship, or 2) Help decorate bikes and vehicles for Atlanta’s Juneteenth parade the following morning, Saturday, June 20.

On Saturday, June 20, everyone is invited to join the Riders in marching for Race Amity in Atlanta’s annual Juneteenth parade (https://www.juneteenthatl.com/), starting at 10 am at the MLK National Historical Park and proceeding to Piedmont Park.

Please consider supporting the Riders 4 Race Amity initiative. Learn more and donate here.

Also join us on June 14 for the Race Amity Day celebration, part of our “America at 250: A Race Amity Perspective” event series.