Red Bike & Green-Milwaukee

Red, Bike and Green is a Black community-building collective that works to enhance the physical, mental, economic and environmental health of Black communities by creating and promoting a relevant and sustainable Black bike culture. Click here for access to our event calendar:

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Mission
3 POINT PLAN

Health:
African Americans have the highest prevalence rates for many chronic diseases, largely due to a lack of healthy foods and exercise. Biking is an intergenerational form of recreation where we can improve physical health as well as improve our mental health by enjoying the company of our people. Riding bicycles instead of driving cars saves us valuable money that we can use towards our present realities and bright futures. Advertising and partnering with Black businesses on our rides is our strategy to support and praise the important services that sustain our community. Environment:
African American communities bear the brunt of too many environmental injustices (e.g. asthma due to the high prevalence of carcinogens). Biking provides us the power to reduce the carcinogens we produce as we continue advocating against environmental racism at institutional levels. RBG History:
Founded in the fall of 2007 by Jenna Burton, Red, Bike and Green (RBG) started as a small group of Black urban cyclists in Oakland, Ca. After notifying a few friends of her dream to create a Black cyclists group, Jenna Burton soon drafted the 3 Point Plan, giving this cycling group a deep social purpose. After several rides for over a year, Jenna and the group felt it was imperative to outreach and organize and make the prospects of RBG a reality. RBG officially launched in early 2010. In 2011 an original Oakland RBG member relocated to Chicago, IL and launched the RBG-Chicago chapter. In April of 2012, RBG-Atlanta hosted its inaugural ride. On Juneteenth 2014, Milwaukee's chapter was launched along with Cincinnati and Indianapolis. As of 2024, Oakland, Atlanta, Milwaukee are still active.