On October 17, 2024, the African American Legacy Fund gathered for Black Ayo: African American Legacy Fund Annual Fundraiser to honor Bob and Beverely Elliott with the Dr. Anna Jolivet Community Champion Award for their commitment and leadership in supporting the African American community in Southern Arizona.
The event welcomed guests to the Downtown Clifton with special guests from House of Zuri. Thank you to everyone who attended this special evening and supported the African American Legacy Fund.
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2024 Black Ayo: African American Legacy Fund Annual Fundraiser
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Black Joy is a term originally coined by writer Kleaver Cruz in 2015 as an effort to center our joy as a form of resistance. Often, our community is told to take up less space, to be silent. We know that reveling in our joy is an act of resistance. Black Joy can be defined as anything that supports, inspires and uplifts Black Culture. In the words of Kleaver Cruz, “It’s about using that joy as an entry into understanding the oppressive forces we navigate through, as a means to imagine and create a world free of them.”