The BlackJoy Project Book Release Party "To My Kin"

2300 Washington Street,Boston MA 02119

18 June, 2021

Description

Join us as we celebrate our young authors and the book release with Spoken Word, Poetry, Music and a few special guest. Join MBK Boston, Councilor Julia Mejia, poets Ashley Rose, Durane West and Rashawnda Williams and youth authors for a few words of wisdom and readings from the book. To My Kin. The book is an anthology of youth stories, poems, and narratives surrounding the theme of Black Joy. To My Kin was created as a reminder to youth that while we face challenging times, we have a story beyond trauma and must remember to center ourselves in joy. In this anthology, the youngest author featured is 11, and the oldest is 20. It isn't every day as an adult where we get to hear directly from youth. We rarely hear of their experiences and perspective of what's happening in the world. These pieces of writing will make you laugh, make you question, and make you see the world through a different perspective, The twenty-six talented young writers used their voices bravely and powerfully, and I want to do all that I can to amplify their stories and support their creativity. Here's one of my favorites quotes from the book "We're just gonna keep fighting We're gonna laugh, dance, and smile We're gonna make sure you can hear us from a mile We're gonna do it for the ones that can't A Spark That Will Never Fizz—Jaela Ramos"