By Deron Dalton
Within the last decade, a movement amplifying Black voices and highlighting visualizations of Black joy has mobilized online and in real life. Largely a response to the perpetuation of images of Black pain and trauma on social media, the glimpses of joy provide a different — and previously lesser seen — view into everyday Black American life.
But the trailblazers of this movement have done more than show pictures to spread joy: They’ve helped bring awareness and healing to both the Black community at large and the marginalized groups within it. These joymakers are inspiring others to celebrate being Black and to embrace joy.
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