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We Are a People of Stories: Wisdom on Saving Your Photos
We are just finishing up the filming of our second television episode of Family Pictures USA with our incredible host Thomas Allen Harris! We’ve enjoyed working with WGCU Public Media […]
Florida Rising: My Fort Myers Childhood Story
We are gearing up for our upcoming production of Family Pictures USA in Southwest Florida, where we will be exploring the families and community through their photographs and family albums […]
Mother, Bethel, Harlem, USA: An Interactive Celebration of Harlem
Mother, Bethel, Harlem, USA, a multimedia exhibition produced from an innovative in-gallery summer course led by artist and filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris in the Hunter East Harlem Gallery, opened August […]
First Flight: My Philadelphia Story
Family Pictures USA was invited by the African American Museum in Philadelphia for their monthly Macy’s Family Fun Day to host a full day of photo-sharing sessions with the community. […]
From Durham to Oakland: Stories of Community
“I am a person driven by an individual’s story and the stories of community. I use it in my own work by always reminding myself that we all have our […]
Asian American Voices of the South
“The Family Pictures kickoff activity was a fab ice breaker and I saw my fellow table mates and the people in the room with compassion, love, and humanity that we are […]
Celebrating St. Clair Bourne at the Metrograph
In honor of his 75th birthday, Metrograph pays tribute to St. Clair Bourne, Harlem-born and Brooklyn-bred filmmaker, writer, activist, teacher, and organizer. Screenings include selections from a career dedicated to […]
Small Talk with Mark S. Lee with Guest Don Perry
On Sunday January 14, my Executive Producer/writer of Family Pictures USA, Don Perry joined the weekly CBS Radio podcast, “Small Talk with Mark S. Lee” along with other guests: Kurt Rankin, […]
Coal, War and Love: A Family Memoir
By Rudean Leinaeng She was beautiful, cultured, and clairvoyant–the pampered daughter of a middle-class colored family; he was handsome and hard-nosed – a laborer with little formal education. How they […]