Miracle Jones
| Exploring the revolutionary power of Black joy
About
Miracle Jones is a professional speaker affiliated with the Behavioral Economics Lab at Duke University who explores themes of resilience, joy, and revolutionary change within Black communities. Through their speaking engagements, Jones examines how Black joy functions not merely as an emotion, but as a radical act of resistance and a powerful force for transformation.
Jones has presented at TEDxCMU in 2021, where they delivered talks focused on the radical and revolutionary nature of Black joy as a form of resilience. Their work centers on reframing joy as a political and social phenomenon that carries the power to challenge existing systems and create meaningful change.
By highlighting the intersection of emotion, identity, and social movements, Jones offers audiences a compelling perspective on how joy can serve as both a personal practice and a collective strategy for liberation and progress.
What Miracle Talks About
The radical, revolutionary resilience of Black joy
The revolutionary power of Black joy as resistance
Joy as a form of social and political transformation
Resilience and emotional wellness in Black communities
Reframing happiness as a tool for systemic change
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The radical, revolutionary resilience of Black joy
In the face of trauma, happiness is resilience: a revolutionary act of thriving despite all odds, rather than wilting or surrendering. Community organizer and activist Miracle Jones offers a heart-to-heart meditation on the role of joy as a form of radical resistance, survival and protection for Black folks in the US and across the world. A warm reminder to embrace the guiding light of hope in the presence of darkness.
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