Introduction by Thomas Allen Harris: Last month I was invited to participate in a panel exploring the intersection of Diaspora with contemporary art practice. The panel included presentations by Canadian […]
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The Sea Clouds Series & the Black Experience in Paris Comes to SF MoMA!
Through A Lens Darkly artist Lewis Watts and East Bay painter Bonnie Neumann are presenting their work in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s latest exhibit running through January […]
Artist Defies the Black Family Stereotype Using Abandoned Family Polaroids
“What intrigues me when I look at these images is that they show African Americans with a distinct and powerful sense of pride and joy. Despite the fact that these […]
Elaine’s Precious Photos
Digital Diaspora Family Reunion was gifted a remarkable photo album from Myrla, which she received from her mother in law, Elaine R. Howell-Meade (1922-1998). Myrla’s father and Elaine knew […]
Devin Allen Uses Photography to Uplift His Baltimore Community
The Maryland photographer, Devin Allen, will have his first solo show in Baltimore’s Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture starting July 10th. After his shocking […]
Through A Lens Darkly’s Last Week at Film Forum
“It’s an incredibly important film for representation of who we are, what we are. ” – Andrew Jackson, Executive Director of Langston Hughes Library in Corona, Queens. Through A […]
Through A Lens Darkly’s Second Week at Film Forum
Continuing the excitement from our successful opening week, Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People kicked off its second week at New York City’s Film […]
Marjory W. Wilkins (1929-2011)
By Nancy Keefe Rhodes “For most of the seven decades during which Marjory W. Wilkins made photographs, she was best known as a documentary photographer of the Black community. Her body […]
Black Seattle’s Unfamiliar Faces: Help Identify Them
KUOW.ORG Rare Photos Of Black Seattle Unearthed: Help ID Them By Marcie Sillman March 20, 2015 “Seattle is a young city, young enough that most of its history can […]
Through A Lens Darkly Opening Week at Film Forum
Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People had its theatrical premiere at Film Forum on Wednesday August 27th, making opening night weekend a box office […]