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What We Do

BreakBox Thought Collective + Studios is a 3rd Space environment, and a comprehensive wellness hub that centers  and celebrates the lived experience and culture of the Black community through art and storytelling. 

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We connect creatives, activists, entrepreneurs and healers through cross-sector collaboration to co-create, co-design, and co-realize a liberated and equitable future. 

Our Approach

Organic + Emergent 

Taking our cues from nature, we view our organization as an organism, alive and ever changing. We trust our ecosystem, listening and learning as we evolve. 

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Orienting Towards our Origin

We believe in the West African principle of Sankofa, an Adrinkra symbol of  a crane arching neck backwards to retrieve an egg. Our ancient knowledge and traditions are valuable, and can provide modern wisdom. ​

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Communal + Intergenerational 

We believe in the radical reimagining of shared power. This means co-creating and co-realizing without a rigid hierarchy. 

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Concrete + Comprehensive

We offer tangible resources, specific skills and training, and access to quality licensed and Board certified care providers and experts, creating a network of care guided by community defined practices. 

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Creative + Innovative 

We believe in the alchemy of art to disrupt structural oppression. Our narrative change work is rooted in the power of visual representation.

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Our Work

OUR WORK

We critically understand the impact of media, music, and education on our society's perceptions. We seek to create initiatives that birth new narratives.

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In order to restore human dignity in a way that centers our authentic selves, we encourage unmasking and discourage code-switching and respectability politics. Bringing our whole selves to every table allows the healing process to begin by returning to culturally rooted knowledge and ways of being. We prioritize and center: 

  • Identity 

  • Language + Voice 

  • Stories

  • Economic opportunity 

  • Bodily agency 

  • Whole health 

  • Spirituality 

Get Involved

Community Healing Day 

Every 4th Tuesday (6:00 pm - 9:00 pm) 

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Open Studio 

Every Thursday (6:00 pm - 8:00 pm) 

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Internships + Opportunities 

  • Program Assistants 

  • Peer-to-Peer Support Training Form

  • Volunteer Sign Up Form

  • Membership Interest Form  

  • Artist in Residence Proposal Form

  • Teen Night VIP Membership 

  • Community Membership 

  • The Garden: Black Youth Listening Session Registration 

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Seeking Help? 

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