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Darkness RISING is an arts and mental health 501(c)3 nonprofit.

We reimagine and provide safe, equitable mental health resources and arts programming for the Black community and marginalized communities.

02/26/2026

It’s the final week of the Challenge, but Black Joy doesn’t end here! ✨

For the past few weeks, we’ve chosen joy on purpose: in our movement, our rest, our community, our healing. Black joy isn’t small. It’s resistance. It’s softness. It’s celebration.

Thank you for showing up, sharing your light, and reminding us that collective care is powerful. The challenge may be ending, but the joy continues.

iamdarknessrising

02/25/2026

✨We out here.

In the streets. In therapy sessions. Creating concerts. Facilitating wellness workshops. Providing FREE therapy to formerly incarcerated people. Finding Black therapists for Black people. Doing the healing justice work.

Join us.

Darknessrisingproject.org

02/24/2026

Thank you for reading our official statement in full.

02/21/2026

It’s that time again!

Darkness RISING Live , the Arts & Mental Heath Block Party is back!

This is more than an event. It’s our love letter to the community. A reminder that even in hard seasons, we can create joy together. That when we show up for one another, something beautiful happens.
Darkness RISING: Live is about solidarity. Celebration. Collective healing.
 It’s about creating JOY, together.
Mark your calendar and RSVP to get the details. We can’t wait to share space with you!

🗓️ Saturday, 5/23
⏰ 1-5pm ET
📍 Moore Square, Raleigh, NC

This event is made possible by our incredible grantors, Health4LitWake

02/20/2026

Throwback to block party rehearsal with some of our faves!

What should we sing this year?

02/18/2026

FACT or MYTH? 👀 
More than 32,000 children are currently incarcerated in the United States.
Drop your guess below before you keep reading ⬇️ 
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This is a FACT. [Data from ] 
And that number doesn’t even include the thousands of young people recently detained through immigration systems.
Youth incarceration is traumatic. Separation is traumatic. Being treated like a number instead of a child is traumatic.
That’s why Darkness RISING’s REBUILD program exists. 
We provide FREE therapy for justice-involved youth of color, because healing should never be a privilege. 
If you or someone you know needs support, visit DarknessRISINGProject.org to get started. 
Healing is possible. Access matters.
We’ll see you next

02/17/2026

Week 3 of the DR Black Joy Challenge is HERE! ✨

Joy should not be a luxury. It’s restoration. It’s remembering who we are beyond survival.

This week, we’re leaning deeper into joy: the kind that nourishes your nervous system.

Whether you’ve been dancing in your kitchen, journaling, resting, or showing up for someone else, you are part of this movement.

Drop a 🧡 if you’re still with us.

Tag a friend who needs a little more joy this week.

02/14/2026

The Darkness RISING Therapy Portal is officially live! 🎉  Through REBUILD, we’re expanding access to care for formerly incarcerated and justice-impacted people of color, including those impacted by ICE. Our Therapy Portal makes the pathway to healing clearer, simpler, and more supportive than ever. 
Inside the Portal, you’ll find:
⭐ Personalized guidance through the application process with a dedicated Therapy Connector.
⭐ Access to culturally competent therapists who honor & understand your lived experience.
⭐ Lifetime membership in a community where restoration meets care.

This is more than a portal. It’s access. It’s dignity. It’s healing in action.

Apply now for 10 free sessions:
Darknessrisingproject.org

02/11/2026

This week’s Black Joy Challenge is: Intentional Joy ✨
 Choosing softness on purpose. Not because it’s easy, because it’s necessary.

Joy comes in many forms.
Join us.
 

02/09/2026

🇵🇷Bad Bunny did that! He showed up for culture, community, & truth.

Benito’s halftime show was more than music, it was a mirror. A reminder that:

- Community lifts us up. No one rises alone; we RISE together.

- Power isn’t just electricity, it’s people. He used the power lines to call out the power outages in Puerto Rico & the resilience it takes to survive AND protest

- History lives across generations. From little Liam to the elders, this was a celebration of identity & connection  - Diversity isn’t optional, it’s essential. The stage was a gorgeous canvas of Afro-Latinx presence & Latin American pride, reminding us that representation matters.

This was culture on the world’s biggest stage. Proud & unapologetic.

¡Pa’lante!

02/07/2026

✨What does joy look like to YOU?

We’re nearing the end of our first week of the challenge. Did you find some joy this week? Let us know in the comments, and tag us so we can feature you.

May this weekend bring you the love and light you deserve.

02/05/2026

🧡Growth requires it. Healing depends on it.

Have you changed your mind about something recently? Let us know in the comments.

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http://darknessrisingproject.org/

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