I have been going back and forth to Detroit over the past few months preparing for our Digital Diaspora Family Reunion Roadshow as part of the Detroit Historical Society (DHS) Detroit 67 Project – a citywide commemoration of […]
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Once (Now) Again by Lyle Ashton Harris at the 2017 Whitney Biennial!
Last March, I had the pleasure to join my brother, artist Lyle Ashton Harris at the the 2017 Whitney Biennial opening reception to celebrate his exhibition Once (Now) Again. Lyle Ashton Harris’s […]
Digital Diaspora Family Reunion at the Sugar Hill Children’s Museum!
The Digital Diaspora Family Reunion (DDFR) roadshow headed to Sugar Hill Children’s Museum on January 22th with co-host and co-producer Reverend Malika Lee Whitney! Rev Whitney was a recipient of […]
“BABY, It’s You!” DDFR heads to Sugar Hill Children’s Museum!
The Digital Diaspora Family Reunion (DDFR) Roadshow comes to the Sugar Hill Children’s Museum on January 22th at 3:30pm with co-host and co-producer Reverend Malika Lee Whitney. Participants are invited […]
The Language of Light
“I met writer Doug Cooper Spencer via Facebook and asked him to consider writing a piece. A few days later he sent me his essay, ‘The Language of Light’, a […]
DDFR Interactive Exhibition at Yale’s Whitney Humanities Center
Since the first opening reception on Oct 3rd, “Turning Strangers into Family”, Digital Diaspora Family Reunion‘s interactive exhibition has been continuing with many family photographic archives and their amazing stories. DDFR […]
DDFR Roadshow Visits Northeastern University!
Filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris visited Northeastern University in Boston, MA as a guest speaker on October 11th. His presentation was hosted by professor William Lancaster from the communication studies department […]
Correcting the Canon: The Work of Photographer Thomas Askew
Thomas Askew was a prominent early Black photographer from Atlanta and is featured in the Emmy and Peabody nominated film Through A Lens Darkly. In a recent article in ArtsATL, […]
Vintage Families of Value Screens at 2016 DOC NYC!
Award winning filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris screened VINTAGE: Families of Value at the IFC Center on Sunday, November 13th. This screening was part of the Docs Redux program at the […]
Hugh Bell Photo Galleries Now Available to View on GME Website
Thomas Allen Harris interviewed the photographer, Hugh Bell back in 2005 and Bell would become a part of our Emmy nominated documentary on the history of Black photographers, Through A Lens Darkly. We are excited […]