The Black Joy Archive
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21293208 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michelle Yee (0000-0003-1113-7187), crystal am nelson, zoë pulley |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 60-68 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Art Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-3249 • E-ISSN: 2325-5307 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00043249.2023.2242218 |
| OpenAlex | W4389485215 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
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
Media studies · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Computer Science · Gender Studies · History · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |