400 Years Since 1619: With a New Baby, Sponsor and Mission, Olympian Allyson Felix Is in the Race to Save Black Mothers

When runner Allyson Felix read fellow Olympian Alysia Montaño’s explosive Mother’s Day op-ed in the New York Times, calling out Nike for the lack of support and protection it offered to its sponsored female athletes in the event of pregnancy, it struck a chord. After all, aside from both being world-class athletes…