Marilyn Bevans, Shauna Anderson and Arburn Cain reflect on the history of the Boston Marathon for Hearst’s “Future Rising.”
Life is a marathon, and for a Black woman, it could be a series of marathons due to adversity. Nonetheless, we show up, and we dominate. And in a challenging and, at times, expensive sport, more and more of us are front and center, showing out at big events like the Boston Marathon and other World Marathon Majors.We still have a ways to go when encouraging inclusivity, but our representation is something to behold and embrace.
Anderson’s audacity comes from her adversity. Growing up in poverty in Gary, Indiana, then ending up at Howard University—followed by Harvard for her master’s degree—are ultimately what shaped her trajectory. From there, she taught physics in Ethiopia, and math in Bangkok; and she currently teaches high school math at The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, one of the top science, technology, engineering, and math schools in the U.S.
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