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NC Darkness RISING: Live 8 Block Party
May 24 @ 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Healing the Black Mind, One Note at a Time
Raleigh, NC – May 24, 2025 – Embrace the power of community at the NC Darkness RISING: Live 8 Block Party! Returning for its 8th year, this powerful event—hosted by Darkness RISING Nonprofit, a 501(c)(3) arts and mental health organization—offers a free, family-friendly day of live music, wellness, giveaways, and community connection in Moore Square, Downtown Raleigh, on May 24th from 2-6 PM.
This year’s block party is packed with show-stopping performances by hometown favorite, NiiTO Band, whose electrifying energy and soulful sound help put the Triangle on the map! Attendees will also enjoy:
🎶 Live music & performances
🧘🏾♀️ Interactive wellness workshops like Twerk Yoga & African Drumming
🗣 On-site Community Health Fair & expert-led discussions
🛍 Black-owned business vendors, food and more!
Hosted and DJ’d by K97.5’s DJ Brian Dawson and 103.9’s Melissa “Wade in the Water,” this uplifting block party is more than just entertainment— This free, inclusive, and family-friendly event is not to be missed!
“Come for a celebration of Black culture, leave with free, culturally competent mental health resources,” says Carlita Ector, Founding Executive Director of Darkness RISING. The block party is more than just a good time – it’s a movement.
Proceeds from raffles will directly benefit REBUILD, a Darkness RISING initiative providing free therapy, advocacy, and wellness resources for justice-involved people of color.
BLOCK PARTY DETAILS:
Date: Saturday, May 24, 2025
Time: 2- 6 pm ET
Place: Moore Square, 201 S Blount St, Raleigh, NC 27601
About Darkness RISING Nonprofit
Darkness RISING is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to providing free arts programming and direct mental health resources to marginalized communities through programs like:
✔ Find Me a Therapist – Connecting Black therapists with Black community members
✔ REBUILD – Free therapy for formerly incarcerated people of color
✔ Black Mental Health Provider Database
✔ Year-round free community wellness workshops
For more info: darknessrisingproject.org, [email protected]. Follow: @darknessrisingproject.