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Sewing: Interracial friendships are crucial to understanding each other and talking about race

Sewing: Interracial friendships are crucial to understanding each other and talking about race

The village of women that has embraced, supported and loved my children and me reflects everything about Hous…

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Q&A with author Terry McMillan on how she found joy during the pandemic

Q&A with author Terry McMillan on how she found joy during the pandemic

Like many of us, New York Times bestselling author Terry McMillan has felt powerless during the pandemic. Sta…

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Sewing: Houston's Garden Marcus on his TikTok life and planting with positivity

Sewing: Houston's Garden Marcus on his TikTok life and planting with positivity

I'm jealous of people like Marcus Bridgewater who can grow things. The sago palm was the only plant I had not…

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Sewing: Like Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, interracial couples in Houston find race still matte...

Sewing: Like Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, interracial couples in Houston find race still matte...

Love conquers all, even racism. I'd like to believe that. After watching the Oprah Winfrey interview with Meg…

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Joy Sewing: When this couple’s Third Ward house burned during the freeze, neighbors came through.

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By Joy Sewing Updated 2:20 pm CST, Friday, February 26, 2021 Judie and Martin Beller stand in the middle of their destroyed living room, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Houston. The couple tried to stay as warm as they could when temperatures dipped into the teens during the Winter Storm Uri. They turned on their gas fireplace, which they hadn't used, and soon their home was taken over by fire. less Judie and Martin Beller stand in the middle of their destroyed living room, Thursday, Feb.
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Ellen DeGeneres gifts Mattress Mack $20,000 for Houston's winter storm recovery

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By Joy Sewing Published 4:01 pm CST, Wednesday, February 24, 2021 MATTRESS MACK: Ellen welcomes community hero Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale from Houston, TX, on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” via video chat airing Wednesday, February 24th. MATTRESS MACK: Ellen welcomes community hero Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale from Houston, TX, on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” via video chat airing Wednesday, February 24th. Photo: Warner Bros. Photo: Warner Bros.
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Black history is American history and the pivotal moment is now

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Hype Freedom School executive director and founder Brandi Brown Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Houston. Hype Freedom School executive director and founder Brandi Brown Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Houston. Photo: Marie D. De Jesús, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer Photo: Marie D. De Jesús, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer Image 1 of / 7 Caption Close Image 1 of 7 Hype Freedom School executive director and founder Brandi Brown Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Houston.
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Humanitarian Award

Joy is founder of Year of Joy, a 501c3 nonprofit organization to spread joy to underserved communities in Houston. She was honored by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner with the Houston Humanitarian award in 2017 for her work. In 2020, she was one of five Houston “unsung heroes” featured in the “Monuments by Craig Walsh” exhibit at Discovery Green park. Her image was projected onto a large oak tree during the holiday season.

National Press Foundation Award

National Press Foundation Spanish Language Fellow (Mexico)

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Institute for Advanced Racism Studies

Institute for the Advance Studies of Racism Fellow - Havana, Cuba. Joy was part of team of journalists to study racism in Cuba.