When writer Tracey M. Lewis-Giggetts wrote a piece for The Washington Post ('My daughter reminded me that Black joy is a form of resistance'), she had no idea just how much or how widely it would resonate with parents across America. As a Professor of English and Race Studies, and a writer whose work focuses on the intersection of race, trauma, and healing, she knew that Black joy is truly a weapon of resistance, a tool for resilience. In the outpouring for more on the subject, Tracey saw there was a need for something longer than a thousand words on the subject.