20 Years of Radical Black Joy @ the MoAD

As important as it is to learn the hard history of American Enslavement and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, we know that it was not the beginning nor it end of the Black experience around the world. It is equally, if not more important to center Black joy, excellence, and perspectives from throughout the African Diaspora. Cerrito and Strawberry classes spent Valentine’s Day celebrating the Museum of the African Diaspora’s 20th Anniversary with a look at several exhibits that made them ask questions like, “What’s the point of holding onto traditions that are racist?” and “Is that real gold on that basketball hoop?” We hope this trip has sparked a bit of curiosity, inspiration, and joy in all our students.

Look below at some highlights and click here for even more pictures from today’s trip. 

CerritoBerry in front of Helina Metaferia’s ‘What We Carry To Set Ourselves Free’

Photos collage from the MoAD’s opening in 2005 make a face seen from the outside of the museum. The photos were responses to the prompt, “What does the African Diaspora mean to you?”

Students explore the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial at Yerba Buena Gardens.