On September 12th, The Walther Collection debut its new photo exhibition entitled, “Distance and Desire: Encounter of the African Archive” which includes images curated by photographer Santu Mofokeng (The Black […]
The Rutherford Family Collection @ Portland State University
Portland State University will exhibit the Verdell Burdine and Otto G. Rutherford Family Collection starting September 24th. The Rutherfords assembled thousands of rare documents, newspapers, and photographs recording the history […]
DDFR Team Attends the 143rd Still Family Reunion
The Digital Diaspora Family Reunion (DDFR) team was honored to attend the 143rd Still Family Reunion in Lawnside, New Jersey on August 12, 2012. The Still gathering is one of […]
Dr. Marshall Shares Her Appreciation For DDFR
Thomas Allen Harris presenting at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Dear Thomas, Congratulations to you and the team on the Through A Lens Darkly (TALD) Special Screening […]
Abolitionist Art & Images of Slavery
The New York Times Article by Eve M. Kahn was published August 2, 2012. “Artists before the Civil War took personal risks when portraying slaves. Southerners did not want their […]
Thomas Allen Harris Discusses Visual Story-Telling @ the Schomburg Center
On August 7th, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture welcomed me to present excerpts from my various films as a compliment to their Gordon Parks: 100 Moments exhibition […]
Old Harlem New Harlem – “Images of Transformation”
“Old Harlem New Harlem” is a new photography exhibition at the Rio II Gallery Penthouse that documents the transition of Harlem from 1960s to the present. Images by sixteen independent […]
Nyaba Leon Ouedraogo’s best photograph: Ghana’s computer dump
“In January 2008, I went to Accra in Ghana to cover the African Cup of Nations. While I was there, I met a taxi driver who wanted to show me […]
Swiss-Guinean Photographer Fall Fashion Shoot
“For this installment of ‘Out of the Box,’ The Cut sent a trunk full of fall knits to Swiss photographer Namsa Leuba. Inspired in part by her Guinean mother, the […]
Muhammad Ali Exhibition @ Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery
“In 2012, to mark Ali’s 70th birthday, a major exhibition is being held at Forman’s Smokehouse Gallery, overlooking the London 2012 Olympic stadium. Photographs and paintings of Ali at different […]