Al Surya Peterson, who is known by his moniker “A Westchester County Resource of African American History“, relays his long and eventful family history to award winning filmmaker, Thomas Allen […]
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Following Michelle Obama’s family tree…a white ancestor?
“The discovery of this unexpected family tie between the nation’s most prominent black woman and a white, silver-haired grandmother from the Atlanta suburbs underscores the entangled histories and racial intermingling […]
New York Has A New Ashanti Chief
From May 26th – 27th, the Ashantis of Ghana, West Africa chose their New York regional leader, Nana Acheampong-Tieku, an accountant from the Bronx. The two day convergence included a […]
DDFR Meets Andrew Jackson at the Louis Armstrong House Museum
Andrew P. Jackson shares his family photos and stories with Thomas Allen Harris at the Louis Armstrong House Museum during the borough of Queens roadshow for the Digital Diaspora Family […]
NYC municipal archive photos now online
The New York Daily News reports the debut of 870,000 photos of NYC which are now available online for the first time. The City Department of Records officially announced the […]
A’Lelia Bundles Reflects on Emancipation Day
Journalist A’lelia Bundles reflects on the 1916 Emancipation Day Reunion of formerly enslaved persons and how the images she discovered had a particular effect on herself and others. Ms. Bundles […]
Martine Gauthier Brings France to Harlem
Long time Harlem resident, Martine Gauthier, takes filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris on a journey to Northeastern France as she tells the story of her family history during the Digital Diaspora […]
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 […]
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 […]
Marc Polite’s Harlem Stories
With just a few photographs within his collection, Polite relays the rich history of his family with intimate glimpses into his family circle including images of this mother and father […]