From May 18, 2012 to January 6, 2013, the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York is exhibiting Gordon Parks: 100 Years. From the ICP gallery website: “The window […]
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Remembering Roy DeCarava
On October 27, 2009, groundbreaking photographer and professor Roy DeCarava passed away, leaving behind an unparalleled legacy of achievements in Black photography. As the first African American photographer to receive […]
Am I Black Enough For You?
The August 2012 issue of Art Voices Magazine features an article by A.M. Weaver discussing changes in Black performance art in recent years. Weaver covers a wide variety of artists […]
Dawoud Bey’s 1970s Harlem
The Art Institute of Chicago presents a solo-exhibition of photographer Dawoud Bey‘s 1970s opus, “Harlem, U.S.A.“. The exhibition will run through Sunday, September 2nd. New York Times by Gwenda Blair […]
Through A Lens Darkly – Fundraising Campaign Achieves Goal!
Thank you for supporting “Through A Lens Darkly” documentary & multimedia community engagement initiative. With the help of our friends and colleagues across the nation, we successfully completed our online […]
The Highwaymen: Capturing Florida’s Landscape since the 1960s
“If you traveled by way of Florida’s Route 1 in the 1960s, you might have encountered a young, African-American artist, selling a lushly painted oil landscape from his car. They […]
Middlebrook: Photographer’s legacy greater than informant work for FBI
“The Rev. Harold Middlebrook, a longtime civil rights leader in Memphis and Knoxville, says he is not bothered that the late Memphis photographer Ernest Withers, noted for his black and […]
Ethiopian-American Photographer Awol Erizku
Awol Erizku, 24, is making a name for himself in the world of photography. Known for blending the Renaissance portrait style with modern subjects, Erizku has been featured in many […]
Anthony Barboza Photo Exhibit @ D.C.
International Visions – The Gallery, located in Washington D.C. will host “Passages” an exhibition featuring portraits taken by Anthony Barboza during the 1970s and 1980s. The exhibit will be on […]
Posthumous Solo Photo Exhibit @ Houston
Born in 1948 and died in 2004, Alvin Baltrop was a gay Black photographer who, from the 1960s to 2000s, captured images giving a striking insight on homosexuality aboard a […]