how will your black joy persevere into our future unknown?
Since 2020, Black Joy Archive has been built container for various voices, stories and experiences of Blackness. More than 100 Black folx have shared over 500 submissions — memories, objects, stories, and images that speak to how joy shows up in their lives. Every one of these offerings is part of this growing archive.
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www.blackjoyarchive.com
EditorUma Bates
Digital DesignerJada Akoto
Digital Content ManagerFrancesca Buono
Secret Riso Club
Special thanks toSecret Riso Club
Sojourners for Truth Press & The Black Zine Fair
Crystal Leick at Neenah Paper
Nik Muka
Lydia Chodosh
& every contributor + person that has supported
this project since 2020