black joy archive

This project began in May of twenty-twenty amidst a worldwide pandemic and the continued racial epidemic this country has battled for centuries. The archive is intended to serve Black people as a therapeutic practice in self-preservation and self-esteem, as we are continually asked to face painful imagery of folks who look like us. The goal is that this collective action can be an outlet for Black individuals to heal through lifting our voices and giving space for our experiences to be seen, while also demystifying the notion that Black lives can solely be viewed in a negative vacuum of struggle.

The culmination of the project to date includes the publication of Vol.1 along with a digital archive via blackjoyarchive.com. Vol. 2 is planned for release in late Spring of 2022.

More at blackjoyarchive.com

zpulley@risd.edu

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