Chris Joseph Is Stuck in the Suburbs


Phoenix musician and social worker Chris Joseph is building a career around two things that feel like two separate goals: helping young people navigate life in a city and making pop music about Black queer life.

Joseph, a second-generation Haitian American, is a licensed master social worker trained in cognitive behavioral therapy, focusing on youth, trauma and loneliness. He has worked with The Obama Foundation’s Community Leadership Corps and the City of Phoenix’s My Brother’s Keeper program. He also co-hosts Thyrd Space, a project that explores issues affecting young adults, from Love Island to the Masculinity Paradox.

His EP Flamboyance blends pop and dance sounds into a youthful portrait of being queer and Black in Phoenix.

Hit the link below to see his conversation with our Executive director Quinn (Twix) Adams!

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