Archive | Digital Diaspora

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 […]

Journalist Linda Holmes greets filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris with a large satchel containing her precious family photographs, news clippings and memorabilia. “I’m telling the world this, but I haven’t told […]

While the Digital Diaspora Family Reunion (DDFR) Roadshow was at Brooklyn College, Thomas Allen Harris had the opportunity to explore a family history that lived through the Holocaust of World […]