Sep 11, 2026
Celebrating the 2026 Black Girls RUN! Award Nominees & Winners
Every year, Black Girls RUN! has the privilege of witnessing women across our community show up, step up, and inspire others to keep moving. Our biennial awards are an opportunity to shine a spotlight on the women who embody the heart, energy, leadership, and spirit of BGR! Nation.
Today, we are thrilled to celebrate our 2026 Black Girls RUN! Award Nominees! 🎉
To every woman whose name appeared on this year’s list: Congratulations! Your dedication to your chapter, your fellow runners, your community, and the BGR! movement does not go unnoticed.
Whether you were nominated for your leadership, miles, mentorship, community impact, encouragement, or the way you consistently make space for other women to thrive, your nomination is a reflection of the impact you are making.
And now, the moment we’ve all been waiting for…
Meet Our 2026 Award Winners!
We are excited to announce this year’s honorees:
AMBASSADOR TEAM
| Sherri Harris, Karen Slaughter, Witness Brown | Los Angeles |
| Katonya Burke & Tiffany Chenault | Boston |
| Melody Copenny. Sharonda Thomas. Tonja Williams. Tarsha Jacobs | Orlando |
| Vanessa Rankin Rhonda Tolliver Victoria Vaughn | Nashville |
INDIVIDUAL AMBASSADOR
| Angel Whitfield | Little Rock |
| Berinice Mercer-Lewis | Tallahassee |
| Karen Witness Brown | Los Angeles |
| Maude Turnipseed | South Atlanta |
| Sheila Harris | Fredericksburg |
| Latoya Gregory | Daytona Beach |
GROUP AWARD
| BGR! South Atlanta, Fairburn |
| BGR! Daytona Beach |
| BGR! Houston, The Woodlands, TX |
RUN COORDINATOR AWARD
| Angela McFlournoy | Alexandria, VA |
| Eden Mabry | Atlanta, GA |
| Mary Castle-Enyard | Chicago, IL |
| Patera Scott-Marsh | Orlando, FL |
| Shannon Richard | Houston, TX |
| Shontre Turner | Los Angeles, CA |
SUPERLATIVES
One More Mile – Jennifer Jackson Booker (South Atlanta)
The Alarm Clock – Sherita Marks (Los Angeles, CA)
The Spirit Award Tee Houlden (Chicago, IL)
Hype Woman
Lyric Camper (Tampa, FL), LaToya Gregory (Daytona Beach, FL), Brenda Holmes (Orlando, FL)
The Community Builder Samiah Dixon (Orlando, FL)
The Frequent flyer Nancy Allen Fernandez (Orlando, FL)
The Matchy Matchy Daphne Stephens (Tampa, FL)
The Selfie Queen Debra Dickerson (Los Angeles, CA)
The Weather Warrior Tamura Freeman (South Atlanta)
These women represent what it means to be part of BGR! Nation. They lead by example, celebrate the wins of others, lace up when it gets hard, and continue to create community one mile at a time.
But we don’t want to celebrate our winners without celebrating every single nominee.
Your willingness to show up and make an impact is what keeps this movement strong. You are proof that there is power in community, power in representation, and power in women cheering one another forward.
To our 2026 nominees: thank you for being the pace.
To our 2026 winners: congratulations on this well-deserved recognition! 🎉🏆
And to all of BGR! Nation: keep running, keep encouraging, keep leading, and keep making an impact.
Because when one woman moves, we all move.
She is the pace. We are the movement.
With love,
Black Girls RUN!