Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People had its theatrical premiere at Film Forum on Wednesday August 27th, making opening night weekend a box office […]
Salute to Deborah Willis at Film Forum NYC
Curator and Producer Deborah Willis, chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, joined us for a Q&A after […]
Trudy Erwin: Preserving Family History
My photo project began shortly after my father died in 2001. It was then that I took possession of several carrousels of slides as well as many photos. My collection […]
THROUGH A LENS DARKLY to Premiere at Sundance Film Festival – New Frontier!
Award-winning filmmaker/director/producer Thomas Allen Harris’ recently completed documentary film, THROUGH A LENS DARKLY: BLACK PHOTOGRAPHERS AND THE EMERGENCE OF A PEOPLE, will make its World Premiere at the Sundance Film […]
DDFR Bronx Roadshow Sparks a 50 Year Friendship Reunion!
As the Digital Diaspora Family Reunion Roadshow travels from city to city, there have been many surprises as communities share memories, places and people. Last July, we visited the Bronx […]
Bosom Buddies: A Photo History of Male Affection
“The poses, facial expressions, and body language of the men below will strike the modern viewer as very gay indeed. But it is crucial to understand that you cannot view […]
Reimagining a Tragedy, 50 Years Later
Dawoud Bey during his photo shoot at the Bethel Baptist Church. Location photograph by Truman Grayson via Dawoud Bey. LENS: Photography, Video and Visual Journalism “Reimagining a Tragedy, 50 Years […]
Orchard Beach: The Bronx Riviera by Wayne Lawrence
The Digital Diaspora Family Reunion Roadshow stopped by the Bronx community in July, and we are still discovering today the diverse and rich cultures that the borough has to offer! […]
Marian McPartland, Jazz Pianist and NPR Radio Staple, Dies at 95
Marian McPartland at a celebration of her 90th birthday in New York in 2008. Courtesy of Chang W. Lee/The New York Times. The New York Times Marian McPartland, Jazz Pianist […]
‘A Headstone for Mamie Smith’ Campaign Has Ended!
Visit the campaign page directly at “A Headstone for Mamie Smith, Blues Singer“. “… This INDIEGOGO campaign [is] to erect a headstone for African American blues singer MAMIE SMITH (1883-1946), […]