DOC WILSON
Founder of Peace Peloton
Seattle, Washington
We started in June of 2020, after the murder of George Floyd. Some cyclist friends and I wanted to bring people together in a way that expressed connection and community. So we organized a bike ride from Seattle’s Alki Beach to the Northwest African American Museum, and then organized a few more rides, and we kept going from there. I think the thing that helps bring people out to our bike rides is that it’s all levels. It’s not like you got to go super-fast; you can ride 10 miles an hour, you can ride a road bike, you can ride a beach cruiser. But the thing about Peace Peloton is that we’re not a cycling group. We’re an economic development organization. We help cultivate and grow Black-owned businesses and Black entrepreneurs. The bike program is one of the ways we raise money to support entrepreneurs.
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This article appeared in the September 2024 print edition of the magazine with the headline “#IAMTHEWEST.”
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