How the Black Joy Project is helping activists deal | The Daily Dot

Meet Kleaver Cruz, the 27-year-old writer behind #TheBlackJoyProject on Instagram. Photos via Black Joy Project/Instagram | Remix by Jason Reed, The Daily Dot.

By Deron Dalton Black Lives Matter has pushed the national conversation on race—but the trauma and pain behind the fight against systemic racism can weigh heavily on black organizers and the communities they serve. This was the case for Kleaver Cruz, a 27-year-old writer and community organizer at Black Lives Matter: NYC. A few days after Thanksgiving, he […]

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