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invited individuals to gather across four workshops held throughout the spring of 2025. Together, we shared, ideated, and mapped how joy persists despite and within the terror, pain, and unrest of our social now. In each workshop, attendees were asked to respond to the prompt —

how will your black joy  persevere into our  future unknown?

and create a visual response. Indivuduals utlized their personal images, objects and writing to create images. Select workshops featured a risograph printing session, in which all partipants had the opportunity to print and swap their makings.

Big thank you to Secret Riso Club, The Black Zine Fair and The Ujima Project Boston for hosting workshops, and thank you to all the people who came out to share space and make together. 




Caprice Humphries (2025)
BJA x Secret Riso Club Workshop
Bo Dautruche (2025)
BJA x Secret Riso Club Workshop
Laura Gauthier (2025)
BJA x Secret Riso Club Workshop
Janelle Taliaferro (2025)
BJA x Secret Riso Club Workshop
Christine Miller (2025)
BJA x Secret Riso Club Workshop
Jessica Parker (2025)
BJA x Secret Riso Club Workshop
Kiahra Reed (2025)
BJA x Secret Riso Club Workshop
Catherine Chattergoon (2025)
BJA x Secret Riso Club Workshop
Udeme Asuquo (2025)
BJA x Secret Riso Club Workshop
cass queen (2025)
BJA x Secret Riso Club Workshop
Chancellor Joyer (2025)
BJA x Secret Riso Club Workshop
Mitchen Hallie  (2025)
BJA x Secret Riso Club Workshop
Christine Miller (2025)
BJA x Secret Riso Club Workshop
Cydney Bibbs (2025)
BJA x Secret Riso Club Workshop
Deron Gopie (2025)
BJA x Secret Riso Club Workshop
Bo Dautruche (2025)
BJA x Secret Riso Club Workshop
Chyna Cassell (2025)
BJA x Secret Riso Club Workshop
Chancellor Joyer (2025)
BJA x Secret Riso Club Workshop
Tianna Tuesday (2025)
BJA x Secret Riso Club Workshop
Hera Ford (2025)
BJA x Secret Riso Club Workshop
Kristian Mentor (2025)
BJA x Secret Riso Club Workshop
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Founding Editor + DesignerZoë Pulley

EditorUma Bates

Digital DesignerJada Akoto

Digital Content ManagerFrancesca Buono
ProductionBrilliant Printers
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