Dr. Joy Banner is Co-Founder and Co-Director of The Descendants Project, a nonprofit foundation committed to the liberation of the Black descendant community through the dismantling of inequitable and discriminatory economic, environmental, and social systems inherent in the violent legacies of slavery.

Jan 24, 2022 · Twins Jo and Joy Banner were just 10 years old when their family was nearly forced to leave their small St. John the Baptist Parish neighborhood to make room for a Taiwanese company trying to...

Feb 20, 2024 · Founders and twin sisters Dr. Joy and Jo Banner delivered the news on Feb. 15 outside of what used to be the main house of the Andry Plantation – the starting point of the 1811 revolt.

Jul 16, 2024 · The founders of The Descendants Project Jo Banner and Joy Banner testified before the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. They demand a moratorium on toxic industry in their community which is nicknamed "Cancer Alley".

Jan 4, 2024 · Dr. Joy Banner is all too familiar with the uphill battle facing Black communities in Louisiana’s River Parishes.

Oct 7, 2024 · The Descendants Project was formed by sisters Dr. Joy Banner and Jo Banner of Wallace, La., to preserve and protect the health, land and lives of the Black descendant community in...

May 9, 2024 · Some 213 years later, Jo and Joy Banner became the newest owners — and first Black owners — of the historic Woodland Plantation site. It’s the second plantation they’ve bought through the Descendants Project, the first being the Many Waters plantation in …

Jun 7, 2024 · The Descendants Project was formed by sisters Dr. Joy and Jo Banner of Wallace, La., to preserve and protect the health, land and lives of the Black descendant community in Louisiana’s River Parishes.

Apr 1, 2024 · Jo and Dr. Joy Banner, co-founders of The Descendants Project, have purchased what most recently operated as the 1811 Kid Ory Historic House museum.