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    Family Pictures: USA

FAMILY PICTURES: USA

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Family Pictures: USA Trailer

Family Pictures: USA is a documentary-style magazine show, filmed before a live studio audience, that journeys through a rapidly changing landscape where the foundations of a familiar and idealized “AMERICA” are being transformed.

The Mighty Joe Von Battle – Requiem for a Record Shop Man

My father, the late Joe Von Battle, was an important mid-century recorder and producer of blues and gospel music in Detroit, from 1945 until 1967. He has been called the “Chess of Detroit”, referring to the iconic Chicago Record company, and is regarded by many as a cornerstone in the building of the “Detroit Sound.”

Before You Came, We Were Here: An Ojibway Family & The Making of Detroit

Chantel Henry (Ginew Kwe or "Golden Eagle Woman") became aware of her and her family's deep connection to the city of Detroit about four years ago. We are so honored that she decided to share with us the story of how her grandparents, Arnold and Freda Henry, came to Detroit and her family's rich history in the city.

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Theresa Loong

1 week ago

Theresa Loong

Thinking about what connects us all (blast from the past)
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Thinking about what connects us all (blast from the past) #1World1Family
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Mary Marshall

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Mary Marshall

Remembering a great book 📚 event at Sister's Uptown Bookstore in Harlem with Ann Bennett, Rudean Leinaeng and Thomas Allen Harris. ... See MoreSee Less

Remembering a great book 📚 event at Sisters Uptown Bookstore in Harlem with Ann Bennett, Rudean Leinaeng and Thomas Allen Harris.
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Joanne Butcher

4 weeks ago

Joanne Butcher

Really enjoying learning about the Bajan, Jamaican and West Indian builders of the Panama Canal in "Panama Dreams," dir. Alison Saunders. She uses family photos and genealogy as part of her storytelling. #ttff17 #filmmaking ... See MoreSee Less

Really enjoying learning about the Bajan, Jamaican and West Indian builders of the Panama Canal in Panama Dreams, dir. Alison Saunders. She uses family photos and genealogy as part of her storytelling. #ttff17 #filmmaking
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Carole GibsonI'd like to see this. I have a great aunt and uncle who were there.

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Joanne Butcher

1 month ago

Joanne Butcher

So grateful to be in a community of creative women in Trinidad.... #ttff #filmmaking ... See MoreSee Less

So grateful to be in a community of creative women in Trinidad.... #ttff #filmmaking
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Asmare Adams

1 month ago

Asmare Adams

Gotta find the original. Nile Rodgers, Me and Noel Pointer circa 1980's WOW!!!! ... See MoreSee Less

Gotta find the original. Nile Rodgers, Me and Noel Pointer circa 1980s WOW!!!!
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Digital Diaspora Family Reunion RoadshowThanks for posting Asmare. We relate.That's our constant refrain - gotta find the original. Its also what we help and encourage others in the group to do! Wishing you the best in your search:)

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