Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (CJS) invites the public to a special screening and panel discussion for the documentary, “Slavery By Another Name,” with Douglas Blackmon, Pulitzer prize winning […]
Restless City NYC Premiere
RESTLESS CITY – LIMITED RELEASE! APRIL 27th to May 3rd RESTLESS CITY is a breathtaking new film directed by Nigerian photographer and filmmaker Andrew Dosunmu. This acclaimed work tells the […]
Black Vernacular Photography @ ICP
Image Matters: Photography and the Black Vernacular The International Center of Photography is hosting an exploration of vernacular image-making among Black Europeans and African Americans during the first half of […]
John H. White documents 1970s Black Chicago
The March 23rd edition of The Daily Mail features article, “Amazing photos of Black Chicago in the 1970s show vibrant life of diverse city in an age of change” which […]
Deana Lawson speaks at ICP
The Photographers Lecture Series School at International Center of Photography The ICP spring lecture series brings together distinguished photographers and artists from all aspects of the field to present their […]
Grace Ali Keeps Her Photos Safe
“This is my only connection to that place,” confides journalist Grace Ali, founder of the “Of Note” (http://www.ofnotemagazine.org) online magazine, as she holds images from her family photo album which […]
1900s Black Nebraskan Communities
Photo Collection Honors 1900s Black Nebraska Communities As a part of Black History Month, California State University, Chico, Calif., currently holds a photo exhibition featuring a series of black-and-white photographs […]
LaToya Ruby Frazier @ Whitney Biennial
When the Personal Turns Political: LaToya Ruby Frazier at the Whitney Biennial From the outset of her career as a young artist, LaToya Ruby Frazier has always found inspiration at […]
Black in the ’70s: Photographer Charles Caldwell’s ‘Back in the Day’ Images Revisited
“Black in the ’70s: Photographer Charles Caldwell’s ‘back in the day’ images are revisited“ By Lee Bey Published by: Chicago Public Media/WBEZ91.5 March 08, 2012 “Charles Caldwell doesn’t often shoot […]
DDFR Featured within Rockefeller Foundation “Audio Postcards”
By Karina Mangu-Ward ArtsFWD.org Newsletter Published: February 13, 2012 We’ve been blown away by the positive response to our Audio Postcards about the 2011 Rockefeller Foundation Cultural Innovation Fund grantees. […]