The Black Joy Archive

black joy archive began in May of 2020 in response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor & Ahmaud Arbery. Amidst a worldwide pandemic, Black individuals were forced to cope, reckon and process trauma inflicted time-and-time again by the racial epidemic this country has battled and protected for centuries. The archive was created to be a safe space for black folks-with the intention that this space can serve individuals as an ongoing practice in self-preservation and self-esteem. Since this project's initial release there has been a cultural shift-with questionable moves of allyship being presented by corporate entities, capitalistic industries utilizing taglines such as "Black Joy" for commercial profit and the overall anti-racial fervor that ignited non-BIPOC individuals that summer of 2020 now debatably apathetic.