Black Joy Blazers

From AI-powered assistants to beauty tech and workplace advocacy, the 2025 BaddieCon event in NYC (Aug.21– Aug.22) spotlighted the Black women innovators shaping the future of technology.

Whether you’re chasing waterfalls in Bali or exploring African heritage in Ghana, these travel groups will help you create experiences.

Step into the world of Javon Jackson — celebrated jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and educator — in this episode of Black Joy Blazers, a series spotlighting cultural icons who uplift Black communities through creativity, leadership, and legacy. Javon opens up about his musical journey, the influence of Art Blakey and Horace Silver, and how he’s passing […]

Javon Anthony Jackson has used jazz to not only bring Joy to his life, but also to the many people who have had the opportunity to hear him play.

In this emotional interview one month before her death, Giovanni speaks about joy, Black liberation, art, and facing mortality.

Late Poet, activist, and icon Nikki Giovanni speaks on the power of Black history, the fight against book bans, and how joy remains central to Black resilience in this installment of Black Joy Blazers. From reflecting on the Civil Rights Movement to praising Black Lives Matter, Giovanni shares wisdom on aging, legacy, and the importance […]

Author, activist and singer LaTosha Brown has dedicated her career to social justice and creating better opportunities for Black Americans. Through political empowerment, economic development, leadership development, wealth creation and civil rights, Brown has dedicated her life to the cause.

Author, activist and singer LaTosha Brown has dedicated her career to social justice and creating better opportunities for Black Americans.