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 […]

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 […]
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 […]
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), […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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. 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 […]
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 […]