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Groups like Mill City Running and Run BLK gather hundreds of residents for exercise and community. They’re among scores of similar clubs popping up across the country. By Kyeland Jackson, Anna Sago and Kinnia Cheuk The Minnesota Star Tribune August 13, 2025 at 5:50PM Runners introduce themselves during a Run BLK event in Minneapolis last week. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune) On her first outing with a running club, Bria Black got passed. A lot. “They were so sweet and so...

Val Fleurantin Turner’s Whyography is one of more than 30 stories featured in the “Whyography: Building a Brand Fueled by Purpose” book. Val Fleurantin Turner was living the life she had imagined for herself growing up in Haiti. She’d relocated from Florida to Minnesota for a software engineering job. She was a soon-to-be-mom moving up the ranks at the largest medical device company in the world. She’d been invited to participate in an emerging leaders’ program. But when the program required...

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - In 2014, a local computer engineer decided to pursue her passion for physical fitness. Today, Valerie Fleurantin runs her own business . It's a one-woman operation, and she is working to make an impact in the community one step at a time. Today, Fleurantin goes by the name Coach Val. A few years ago, she created Afrokaribe. It's dance fitness with a mix of reggae, Afrobeats, and hip-hop. "I needed something with some drums, where I can celebrate my culture," says...