@darknessrisingproject ART & MENTAL HEALTH NONPROFIT Instagram profile, stories

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Meet @mo_fletch , our amazing Marketing & Media Coordinator! She has an important message for you 👀 We’ll see you at Darkness RISING: The Kickoff on May 21st! Before the block party, we’re gathering for joy, wellness & community. Come dressed for the 90s fit contest, flick it up with your friend crew in 90’s freestyle photos, join the gaming competition, & reset with wellness experiences like chair massages, facials, nails, & energy healing. It’s a 90’s vibe with a mission. Be there. Shoutout to our venue sponsors @trophybrewing ! 👀 Who all gone be there? @patchwerks - make custom hats @oneforallthrift - get your 90s fits @crissyshinednails - oh so cute nail designs @letsgetsocialraleigh - adult recess / 90s games @sacredwellness - energy healing / crystals With our event host, @RoyalTea speaking about her own mental health journey. 📅 May 21�⏰ 6:30 - 9pm �📍 Maywood Hall & Garden 🎟️ This is a ticketed event. Proceeds support our FREE arts & community wellness programs. Get yours: /thekickoff26 #wellness #raleigheevents #thingstodordu #90s 90snostalgia

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1 month ago

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🙌🏾 Darkness RISING: Live 8 lit up Harlem with so much joy, healing, music, and Black excellence at our Black Arts & Mental Health Block Party. THANK YOU to everyone who pulled up, danced, volunteered, donated, vended, and poured into community with us. YOU made this day powerful. Thank you to our Headliner, @gifted2sing , our artists, band, hosts, and production team! We’re especially grateful to our partner @loveandlightproductions_ 🫶🏾 If this day moved you: 💌 Donate: bit.ly/DRPGives 🌐 Get involved (volunteer, partner, or access resources): darknessrisingproject.org ✨ Big love to our Sponsors: • The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund • Tony Goldwyn And to our phenomenal DR Team: you are the heartbeat of this work. @antuanbyers @ninagotti @nekeyetanewkirk @mayadbryant @kiarahines @a_king32 Mars Cashmere Bentley Cathey Ector-Cox Lesley Lichko Here’s to continued healing, joy, and community. 📹@nbstudiosny #DarknessRISING #DRBlockParty #BlackJoy #Arts #Wellness

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8 months ago

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$100 = 1 Free Therapy Session 🧡 Your donation makes healing possible. Just $100 covers one full therapy session for a justice-involved person of color through our REBUILD program. Help us continue providing free, culturally competent mental health support where it’s needed most. Donate today: https://bit.ly/REBUILD25  Or scan the QR code at the block party! #MentalHealthMatters #healingjustice #REBUILD #DarknessRISING #Therapy #DonateNow #reenttry #Healing #youmatter

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11 months ago

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We’re excited to announce Palm Berries Raleigh as an official sponsor for Darkness RISING:The Kickoff! 🌴 The FIRST 50 guests will receive a FREE açaí bowl courtesy of Palm Berries Raleigh, so get there early! @palmberriesraleigh is a family-owned business serving fresh, customizable açaí bowls and smoothies made with real ingredients, vegan-friendly options, and all the tropical vibes. What started as a dream & a tiny food truck has grown into a community favorite, and we’re so grateful for their support of our mission and our community. Fuel your body, support local, & come celebrate with us at The Kickoff. 🎟️ Reserve your spot now: darknessrisingproject.org, link in bio #acai #smoothie #shoplocal #DowntownRaleigh #wellness

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🚨Wellness Vendor Alert 🚨 ✨RDU & Surrounding areas come kick it with Solace at the Darkness Rising 9th Annual Arts & Community Block Party! 🗓️Saturday, May 23, 2026 1-5PM ET 📍Moore Square | Raleigh 🆓 FREE EVENT 🎉Everyone is welcome! RSVP here: tinyurl.com/RSVPNCDRL9 Come connect with the community, culture, wellness, healing, and US! #DarknessRISING #DRBlockParty #Solaceinthecommunity #BlackTherapists

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5 hours ago

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🔥Meet Crystal: Artist, nail tech & owner of @crissyshinednails_ ! If you love a cute nail design, go see her! Crystal is a long-time supporter of @darknessrisingproject , and we’re absolutely HONORED to have her talents at Darkness RISING: The Kickoff & Darkness RISING: Live. If you want to get ahead of the lines, reserve your spot NOW. The block party is gonna be packed, so we recommend getting your spot at The Kickoff. 💅🏾Get your nails did: darknessrisingproject.org or via the link in our bio! #nails #nailtech #naildesign #smallbusiness #events

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17 hours ago

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💈Come get your FREE haircut from VIP Mobile Cuts! @ogz_tha_barber will get you right! Be there! Darkness RISING: The Kickoff Thursday, 5/21 6:30 - 9pm Maywood Hall & Garden 🎟️: darknessrisingproject.org #barber #NC #events #haircut #wellness

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20 hours ago

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📸✨ Make sure you stop by our booth Saturday to snap a pic, jump in a 🔄 360 video, and create some unforgettable memories with us! 🎥 🔥 Whether you’re coming to turn up, show out, or just enjoy the vibes, we’ll be there capturing every moment! 🙌🏾🖤 See y’all at the Darkness Rising Event! #DarknessRising #CartersClickAndCapture #RDUEvents #NC

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22 hours ago

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Tha Kickoff ready!!! 🔸✨🟢✨🟦🔺✨▪️ Founder of @darknessrisingproject , @itscarlitav got 90s inspired nails for her Kickoff Event! *her inspo was a set I’d already done!!* From next door neighbors, to entrepreneurs… this is a 30 year sisterhood that loves, and supports. I will be a wellness vendor at the Kickoff 5/21 AND the Block Party 5/23 event(s)! Tickets are still available, and make sure you pre-register for wellness services!! Then the @darknessrisingproject Block Party, literally around the corner from the salon in Moore Square, where you can support a HOST of small, black and/ or minority businesses. Visit the wellness tent, that’s where I’ll be!, with nail art convo!! DONATE TO YOUR LOCAL BLACK MENTAL HEALTH NON-PROFIT!🤎 . . . #90svibes #whenthenailsarenailing #crissyshinednails #blackmentalhealthmatters #raleighnc

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We’re so honored to announce Empower All as the Official Wellness Tent Sponsor for Darkness RISING: Live! There’s something so special about partnering with people who’ve been part of the journey from the very beginning. We all went to @uncg together, and now we’re grateful to stand side by side providing mental health support & wellness resources to our community. Any time we get to partner with Empower All, it’s VERY MUCH a vibe & VERY MUCH an honor. Shoutout to @dr._vhicksharris and @jennid15 for doing this work. Thank you for believing in this work and helping us create spaces rooted in healing, care, & community. Follow @empower_all_inc & support the incredible work they’re doing to connect youth, families & educators to mental health support through STEAM education. #mentalhealth #empowerment #rdu #wellness #stem

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🎤 We’re excited to introduce our featured performer for The Kickoff: Alisha Reid! @foreveralisha_ is a NC based R&B & Neo-Soul Artist. She fell in love with singing at just 10 years old and stormed into her artistry at 20. Since her 2023 debut single “Get Out”, she’s brought the echoes of the past while embodying her versatile sounds of the present. She’s here to bring real R&B back, one song at a time. See you at The Kickoff: Thursday, 5/21 6:30 - 9pm Maywood Hall & Garden 🎟️: darknessrisingproject.org #singer #vocalist #NC #events #RandB

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2 days ago

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Ready for this event!! Join us in the wellness tent for some amazing recovery!! I’ll be doing massages along side another local MT @therapeuticgemz And @coach_djoy will be doing stretching! Can’t wait to see yall at this event!! BLOCK PARTY Saturday, May 23, 2026 1-5PM ET Moore Square | Raleigh FREE EVENT Everyone is welcome! RSVP here: tinyurl.com/RSVPNCDRL9

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