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 […]
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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), […]
Perfeito Tavose From Queens
When the Digital Diaspora Family Reunion Roadshow made a stop at the Louis Armstrong House Museum during the Spring of 2012, we were overwhelmed with the amazing stories that families […]
A Mosaic of Relatives From Around the World
The Royal Gazette A Mosaic of Relatives from Around the World By Sam Strangeways April 21, 2009 “They are black, white and every shade in between — and all descended […]
Augusta, GA: 19th Century African American Father and Son Photographers
By Mary M. Marshall, Ph.D. Since September 2012, I’ve had the privilege of doing volunteer work at Chimpanzee Productions with founder and CEO Thomas Allen Harris. I have assisted Harris, […]
Frances Dixon: Saturday Night/Sunday Morning
What I loved about Frances Dixon’s wonderful archive were the rarely seen images of clubs in Corona which was the home of many Jazz Greats including Louis Armstrong, Jimmy Heath […]
‘The Stories that Bind Us’
Digital Diaspora Family Reunion is focused on illuminating the wealth of visual images that speak to the personal narratives that we tell ourselves and those we love about Who we […]
“Dr. Marshall’s Photo Mission”
Dr. Mary Marshall arrived at the Digital Diaspora Family Reunion (DDFR) Roadshow at Harlem Stage with a huge satchel of images from her family archive. Last February, Dr. Marshall spent […]
A Participant’s Reflection
By Arianne C. Edmonds In a culture so obsessed with the preservation of “now” and the constant documentation of our daily lives via Facebook and Twiter, it was refreshing to […]