In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, we were shattered. We had been here before.

 

We looked for spaces to grieve, to organize, to heal. Spaces where Black pain wasn’t minimized, where our stories didn’t need translation, where our presence didn’t need permission. We witnessed violent verbal attacks and could find no safe space. So we built it. That’s how The Black Resiliency Project was born. Out of collective grief. Out of sacred rage. Out of a deep need for connection, care, and community that centered us. We started as a lifeline. Now we’re a movement. A circle of 2 became 7, then 20, to now over 1000 and growing connected community members who have a safe space to share, grow, and find belonging. 

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What began as a call for justice has grown into a community-driven effort to protect and uplift Black lives in Northern California in real, practical ways. We don’t wait for the system to repent or catch up. We show up. In barbershops and backyards. In churches and classrooms. With facts, with support, and hope.​ We're training trusted messengers, creating healing hubs and community connecting points, spotlighting recovery and stories of resilience, and raising up youth who know their power.

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We’re still going because we believe in Black wellness without barriers. We believe in meeting people where they are with no judgment, just love. We believe healing happens when the community leads. We’re still going because overdose rates are still rising, and so is misinformation, because Black folks are still being underdiagnosed, over-policed, and overlooked. Because the trauma didn’t end with a hashtag.

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And we won’t stop, can't stop.​