It was a great experience working with Mahen Bonetti and her team to create a moving and historic Digital Diaspora Town Hall meeting that celebrated past supporters of the 23rd […]
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Thomas Allen Harris Awarded Montgomery Fellowship at Dartmouth College!
Our very own Thomas Allen Harris has embarked on an exciting opportunity: he is currently serving as a Montgomery Fellow at Dartmouth College! The prestigious Montgomery Fellowship Program, established in […]
Highlights From Our Digital Diaspora Family Reunion Facebook Group!
Our Digital Diaspora Family Reunion Facebook group community has been sharing beautiful pictures and heartwarming histories, highlighting the necessity of a platform where we can not only celebrate our family […]
Digital Diaspora Participant Reconstructs Her Family Album with Art
During our Digital Diaspora Family Reunion Roadshow at DC Public Library, emerging young artist Adrienne Gaither participated by sharing her art work which draws from her family photo albums and […]
Footsteps of a Forgotten Soldier: The Life and Times of David Carll
For Denice and I our story was introduced to us in the early 1970’s as young children. Our grandfather, Percy Carl, would take us on walks to our family […]
Artist Defies the Black Family Stereotype Using Abandoned Family Polaroids
“What intrigues me when I look at these images is that they show African Americans with a distinct and powerful sense of pride and joy. Despite the fact that these […]
Found Tinytypes Paint a Historical Picture of Sag Harbor, New York
A tintype, also known as a melainotype or ferrotype, is a photograph made by creating a direct positive on a thin sheet of metal coated with a dark lacquer or […]
Elaine’s Precious Photos
Digital Diaspora Family Reunion was gifted a remarkable photo album from Myrla, which she received from her mother in law, Elaine R. Howell-Meade (1922-1998). Myrla’s father and Elaine knew […]
Lost and Found Memories
The times when families and friends kept physical photo albums to store their memories are slowly fading. Though there’s a convenience to instantly posting your beach day online […]
Black Seattle’s Unfamiliar Faces: Help Identify Them
KUOW.ORG Rare Photos Of Black Seattle Unearthed: Help ID Them By Marcie Sillman March 20, 2015 “Seattle is a young city, young enough that most of its history can […]