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No Holiday is Complete Without a Side of Family Photographs
While you put the finishing touches on your Holiday menu, do not forget to tell your friends and relatives to bring some family photographs with their sweet potato casserole. Holidays […]
Memoirs of a Father with Philip Rosenbaum
“Producing a five minute video about my father and how he survived the Holocaust was an experience I will forever cherish. The idea came to me on the first day […]
Distinguished Detroiters: The Barthwell Family History
The story below has been shared with Family Pictures USA by Dr. Akosua Barthwell Evans about the many accomplishments of her family members despite the racial adversity they faced. “My family has […]
Before You Came, We Were Here: An Ojibway Family & The Making of Detroit
Chantel Henry (Ginew Kwe or “Golden Eagle Woman”) became aware of her and her family’s deep connection to the city of Detroit about four years ago. We are so honored […]
Digital Diaspora Family Reunion Roadshow is Coming to Detroit!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hollywood Premiere for DDFR Roadshow!
The latest Digital Diaspora Family Reunion roadshow was successfully held at Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood, CA on September 26th. This roadshow was hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture […]