Joy Is the Justice We Give Ourselves – J. Drew Lanham

“Joy is our lives mattering, / Blackness respected.” Juneteenth is
a day to celebrate and defend freedom, equity, and belonging for
Black Americans. In this stirring reading of his poem “Joy Is the
Justice We Give Ourselves,” poet, birder, and naturalist J. Drew
Lanham grounds his vision of racial justice in quiet moments of awe
among the more-than-human. Embracing radical acts of joy and
creativity, he lifts up liberation, reparations, and deep
connection to ancestors and the living world. Read this poem on our
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