This workshop is a call to reclaim imagination as a political and spiritual act of resistance for Black people — one that defies the conditions of oppression by daring to envision freedom, joy, and futures rooted in abundance.
Historically, systems of white supremacy, colonization, and capitalism have tried to confine Black people’s ability to dream. Enslaved Africans were criminalized for visioning freedom. Black youth are often punished for creativity outside “respectability.” Black leaders are told to be “realistic” when demanding equity. This workshop says: We reject those limits.
To dream out loud is to believe that a liberated future is possible — and that we deserve it.
By the end of this session, participants will:
Explore the ways oppression has stifled Black imagination, from enslavement to the nonprofit industrial complex.
Understand imagination as a radical, embodied act of refusal.
Practice collective visioning grounded in Black cultural memory, ancestral wisdom, and radical hope.
Create a tangible artifact — a Liberation Vision Board, Freedom Manifesto, or Dreaming Blueprint — to carry into movement spaces.