BLACK JOY PARADE

OAKLAND, CA.

YEAR SIX

Illustration of two skeletons, one orange and one blue, dancing.

FEBRUARY 26

PARADE

BLACK JOY

YEAR SIX

OAKLAND, CA.

FEBRUARY 26

Silhouettes of two people dancing, one in blue and one in orange, with a black checkered background.
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A vibrant street parade featuring dancers in colorful traditional African attire, performing energetic dance moves on a city street with tall buildings and traffic lights in the background.

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A hyper-positive non-profit that celebrates the Black experience and community's contribution to history and culture with its signature parade and celebration, partnerships and events.

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2022 RECAP

The fifth annual Black Joy Parade was the biggest and most joyful yet! Here are the highlights:

30,000+

Attendees

215+

Black-owned vendors

115+

Black-led groups in the parade

Stage performances including Grammy-nominated Ashanti

10+

80+

Volunteers supporting the parade

2023 PRESENTED BY

Logo of Black Infant Health featuring a red and green heart shape and bold text that reads "black infant health" with a subtitle "Empowering Pregnant and Mothering Black Women".

2023 SPONSORS

Text graphic that says "Visit Oakland" in large, cursive font with a black background.
Logo for the city of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, with the website URL bart.gov/bartable included.
Stylized tree with intricate branches above the text 'CITY OF Oakland' in white on a black background.

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