Nattalyee Runs for Justice
Nattalyee Randall is an actor, singer and voice over artist based in Manhattan. She is also the founder and leader of the 50 Mile Run for Justice Protest, a national initiative to use running as a means to fight for and celebrate the lives of Black people who have lost their lives because of police brutality. In November of 2020, she ran a 50 mile route that spanned the five boroughs honoring 50 Black lives lost to police violence. She is currently training to run 100 miles for 100 lives lost on Juneteenth 2021. These impressive feats, along with Nattalyee’s personal running journey, will be documented in her upcoming documentary The Race Against Race. Nattalyee lost her mother Tinnie Randall to Covid-19 in December of 2020. Nattalyee and her sisters have organized a commemorative scholarship, dedicated to their mother, that will be awarded to two 6-12 grade students who have lost a parent or parent figure to the coronavirus. The link to apply by May 1st, 2021 is below.
In this episode Nattalyee discusses being an actor during the pandemic, her own personal running journey, the link between running and activism, normalizing Black runners, the inspiration behind and making of her documentary, the power of singing in the streets and her love for Law and Order SVU. We also discuss the delight of the ferry ride to the Rockaways and the majesty of Tina Turner.
Photo Credit: Gary Dean Clarke
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Follow the 50 Mile Run for Justice on Instagram to get involved and hear updates about The Race Against Race