theGrio features an article covering Trent Kelley’s “Hidden in the Open: A Photographic Essay of Afro American Male Couples.” The full photo-essay, comprised of 64 historic photographs of Black gay […]
Gordon Parks’ Segregation Series Re-Discovered
This month, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture opened an expansive new exhibition, “Gordon Parks: 100 Moments” curated by “Through A Lens Darkly” co-producer and noted scholar and […]
New Photo Exhibit on the “Afro-American Newspaper” @ Baltimore
“To commemorate the 120th anniversary of the Afro-American newspaper, the second longest running black periodical in the United States, this pictorial exhibition features 120 images from the Afro’s archive collections […]
Jazz Giant Jimmy Heath visits with DDFR @ Louis Armstrong House Museum
Jimmy Heath embodies the history of jazz. In his 60 years on the jazz scene, the saxophone great has appeared on more than 125 records as both a composer and […]
Reverend Irene Monroe, A Winner of 2012 Spirit of Justice Award of GLAD
Reverend Irene Monroe, nationally renowned African-American lesbian activist, scholar and public theologian, will receive this year’s Spirit of Justice Award from Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD), New England’s […]
DDFR Media Literacy Workshop @ Gowanus Houses
Digital Diaspora Family Reunion (DDFR) had a workshop at Gowanus Houses, one of the New York City Housing Authority’s housing developments in Brooklyn on Saturday, June 30th. It was yet […]
George Dureau: “Black 1973-1986”
Only two days left for George Dureau’s exhibition in New York City!! Highter Pictures presents “Black”, the first New York solo exhibition by George Dureau (B. 1930 New Orleans). The […]
John W. Mosley Captures Black Philadelphia
“John W. Mosley (1907-1969), a self-taught Philadelphia photojournalist, was known to photograph up to four events, every day, often working seven days a week. His work was published in numerous […]
Final Week! Question Bridge: Black Male – Installation @ Brooklyn Museum
This is the final week of the “Question Bridge: Black Male” Installation at the Brooklyn Museum (which ran from January 13–July 15, 2012.) Now through Sunday 7/15, museum goers can […]
In a Time of Change and H(A)UNTED Photo Exhibits
The Caribbean Cultural Center Africa Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) and the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) have partnered to present two great galleries during the month of July. Image: […]