This is Black Joy
Through intimate conversations, archival footage and immersive storytelling, "Black Joy" offers insight into how Black communities worldwide cultivate and embrace joy as a form of resistance and liberation.
The JOY Issue:
Limited Artist Edition
We collaborated with Nigerian-Italian illustrator and textile artist Diana Ejaita to bring you a special limited artist edition of our Joy Issue. Read about the Black nod, unapologetic queer love, the importance of Black joy and feast your eyes on photographs and artworks that celebrate friendship, love, and intimacy.
Understanding Joy Through Poetry - A Conversation With aja monet
Growing up to be the surrealist blues poet, storyteller, and community organiser she was meant to be, aja monet’s writing and music channel the revolutionary spirit of her teachers and ancestors.
Encountering Black Joy for the first time
Black Joy is a daily practice. Black Joy is for the Black Gaze. Black Joy for me, is the nuanced portrayal of how diverse Black experiences are when removed from the white-Western lens.
Black Joy Exists In Every World
Day Eve encourages us to be in powerful delight and let ourselves be pulled towards joy. Take a deep breath. Release.
INNER CIRCLE
This poem-turned-photo-series by Carina Parke and Marvin Kponvi captures feelings of closeness, companionship, and growth.
Beautiful Souls – How Shingi Rice Captures Joy through Photography
Janice Faith and Shingi Rice talk about beauty, love, and joy.
Contemporary And – a Global Art Network for Africa and the Diaspora
Kemi Fatoba sat down with Julia Grosse and Yvette Mutumba to talk about their platform-turned-coss.
Black Joy: The Poster
We've turned Diana Ejaita's beautiful illustration into the poster for our "Black Joy" documentary so you can add some colour to your walls and support a Black-owned business at the same time.
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