Our Story

Just two months after lockdown, the world saw repeated images of George Floyd’s brutal murder. Exhausted by Covid-19 and anguished by the gross injustice of systemic racism, we mobilized to respond--to begin a healing process for our community. A joy ride was in order. In just five short days, we organized the first annual Juneteenth Black JoyRide calling folks to rise up just when we were feeling the most downtrodden. 200+ strong, we gathered at the Johnson Publishing Building and biked, bladed and boarded down to the DuSable History Museum where, we celebrated life in resistance to anti-Black violence.