Our Mission
The Black Light Project believes that the sharing of narratives is activism. It is in our stories that we gain a deeper understanding of the human condition and begin to analyze, question, and shift our perspectives on our fellow man and their life experience. Specifically, The Black Light Project uses the arts of video and photography to document and focus on those narratives of the oppressed and disenfranchised; those who are systematically deprived of proper representation and whose lives are often depicted in negative stereotypes and in stories told by others.
Our Project challenges the images we see in the media, recognizing the harm that hundreds of years of negative framing has done to the private and public image of Black people and to the psyche of Black people as a collective and individuals. We are proud to highlight the truth and beauty of these Black people; as they represent joy, peace, strength, kindness, resilience, ingenuity, and commitment to legacy.
