Black Joy Parade

PHOTOS: A look at the 2023 Black Joy Parade in Oakland

Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Celebrate community, culture and the Black experience. Here's a look at the Black Joy Parade in Oakland.
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Celebrate community, culture and the Black experience. Here's a look at photos from Oakland's Black Joy Parade.

Pictured is a banner that reads "Black Joy" at the Black Joy Parade in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, February 26, 2023.KGO
Pictured is a dancer in the Black Joy Parade in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, February 26, 2023.KGO
ABC7 News anchor Kumasi Aaron interviews an attendee of the Black Joy Parade in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, February 26, 2023.KGO
ABC7 News anchor Kumasi Aaron interviews a participant walking in the Black Joy Parade in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, February 26, 2023.KGO
Pictured is a sign that reads "singing is my activism" at the Black Joy Parade in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, February 26, 2023.KGO
Pictured is a sign that reads "we send peace" at the Black Joy Parade in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, February 26, 2023.KGO
ABC7 News anchor Kumasi Aaron is pictured riding on a bus during the Black Joy Parade in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, February 26, 2023.KGO
Pictured is a sign that reads "Black is beautiful" at the Black Joy Parade in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, February 26, 2023.KGO
The Sigma Delta Rho Sorority, Inc. chants during the Black Joy Parade in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, February 26, 2023.KGO
The procession walks past the Sobre Mesa restaurant during the Black Joy Parade in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, February 26, 2023.KGO
The Hear Here truck drives through the Black Joy Parade in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, February 26, 2023.KGO
Pictured is ABC7 News anchor Kumasi Aaron alongside the Heat Danceline at the Black Joy Parade in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, February 26, 2023.KGO
Pictured is the Heat Danceline at the Black Joy Parade in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, February 26, 2023.KGO
Pictured is the Northern Light School at the Black Joy Parade in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, February 26, 2023.KGO
Pictured is Afro-Play Oakland walking in the Black Joy Parade in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, February 26, 2023.KGO
ABC7 News anchors Jobina Fortson, Julian Glover, and Tayleur prepare to host the Black Joy Parade in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, February 26, 2023.KGO
ABC7 News anchor Kumasi Aaron and photographer Stefan Stifter at the Black Joy Parade in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, February 26, 2023.KGO
The ABC7 News team prepares to host the Black Joy Parade in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, February 26, 2023.KGO
The ABC7 News team prepares to host the Black Joy Parade at Sobre Mesa in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, February 26, 2023.KGO
The ABC7 News team prepares to host the Black Joy Parade in Oakland, Calif. on Sunday, February 26, 2023.KGO


Julian Glover, Jobina Fortson, and Kumasi Aaron hosted the abc7news.com/BlackJoyParade, on the ABC7 Bay Area app, or wherever you stream ABC7 News.

WHAT IS THE BLACK JOY PARADE?


Black Joy Parade is a hyper-positive nonprofit based in Oakland, CA that celebrates the Black experience and community's contribution to history and culture with its signature parade and celebration, partnerships and events.

The parade exists to provide the Black community and allies a live experience that celebrates the communities influence on cultures past, present and future. It unites a diverse community by creating a space to express the unique contributions to the Black experience.

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