“In Afro-Atlantic Flight, Michelle D. Commander traces how post-civil rights Black American artists, intellectuals, and travelers envision literal and figurative flight back to Africa as a means by which to […]
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Lost and Found Memories
July 13, 2015 in Community, Digital Diaspora
The times when families and friends kept physical photo albums to store their memories are slowly fading. Though there’s a convenience to instantly posting your beach day online […]
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 […]
Salute to Deborah Willis at Film Forum NYC
Curator and Producer Deborah Willis, chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, joined us for a Q&A after […]
Digital Diaspora Family Reunion Roadshow Arrived to Staten Island!
June 10, 2013 in Digital Diaspora, Roadshow
Celebrating 193 Years of African American History on Staten Island! Digital Diaspora Family Reunion (DDFR) in cooperation with the Sandy Ground Historical Society, hosted a DDFR ROADSHOW GRAND FINALE at […]