What Is Black Joy, and How Is It Connected to Juneteenth? | Everyday Health
By Deron Dalton Nearly a decade ago, between 2013 and 2014, the most recent stage in Black liberation began with the Black Lives Matter hashtag, network, and movement — often mistakenly thought to center on the community seeking justice for Black men who were killed at the hands of police and state-sanctioned violence. Though this […]
7 Black Joymakers You Need to Know | Everyday Health
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 […]