BlackBox: Matt Watches MLK/FBI

The film covers a side of MLK’s life that I hadn’t often heard or been taught about. The worn exhausted look on his face in some scenes of this documentary weren’t images I was familiar with. And the look not from a source I’d suspect.
BlackBox: I Believe

Marissa defines her own beliefs during a politically polarized time
In the past 2 months, BlackBox has held 7 Clubhouse group discussions on topics ranging from spirituality, to words that trigger the black community, to the future of black power
BlackBox Core Principles

What kind of world will we create when we admit that we have power and take the mantle?
BlackBox Live Talks: Interracial Relationships

Space to connect with every aspect of our humanness.
BlackBox: Recognizing Perfection

To me, perfection used to mean making no mistakes and proving that you’re better than everyone else, which I eventually came to find was perfectionism and superiority. I watched my understanding of perfection shift as I started to question it. Does it really mean looking a certain way, fitting in, having an easy life and […]
BlackBox Basic Concepts

Rewilding black culture
BlackBox: Marissa Watches Amistad

The fluorescent overhead lights shut off as the TV screen flicked on. A grayish-blue tone entered the classroom from the natural light outside, another cool and cloudy day in suburbia Queens. Mr. P’s 7th grade English class was the place of many debates, and on this day my debate was internal. My mind fills with […]
BlackBox: Jason’s Story

What we feel, but have yet to say.