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Weekly Roundup: NYC Hidden Slave Burial Grounds, Upcoming ICP Lectures and More

“Over My Dead Body” (2013) from the White Shoes series
New York’s City Hall, built on top of an African burial ground.
Copyright Nona Fa..

Weekly Roundup: Haute Africa Fotofestival, LGBTQ Panel at AIPAD and More

Haute Africa Fotofestival
March 30 – June 9, 2014
Meerlaan 32, 8300 Knokke-Heist, Belgium
Six free exhibition..

Photos Of A Legend: “Delaware Art Museum Presents Frida Kahlo: Through The Lens of Nickolas Muray”

WILMINGTON, DE. - The Delaware Art Museum presents Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray, an exhibition of nearly 50 photographs of Frida … Read More →

James Presley Ball: African-American daguerreotypist

We've all heard about iconic Black photographers like Gordon Parks and James VanDerZee, but today I found out about the "founder of African-American … Read More →

Exhibit sheds new light on Black Panther Party

Show features 'Photographs and the Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglass'Excerpt from The California Aggie article by Sonia Parecadan:"Often painted as … Read More →

Photographer: Tom Carter

Last Friday I went to the opening of a student show at ICP. The photographers were students who had taken the shots during a trip to various regions … Read More →

Obama Tackles Race in America: Read & View Today’s Speech

In my opinion, Senator Barack Obama is the voice of TRUTH in this presidential election campaign. Yes, OK, he should be talking about the state of the … Read More →

Black History Month event features lecture and photo exhibit

Grand Valley State University1 Campus Dr.Allendale, MI 49401-9403The Department of Classics and the Office of Multicultural Affairs and African … Read More →

Vanderbilt University Exhibit: “Innervisions” by Gil Bailey

From the Vanderbilt University News service, "Gil Bailey, a commercial photographer for more than 30 years, has captured thousands of people through … Read More →

Fresno Bee Article: “Saroyan in black and white”

By Felicia Cousart Matlosz / The Fresno BeeFor all his fame as a writer, William Saroyan also cut a compelling figure on film. In photographs, to be … Read More →

Artist Interview: Rico Gatson

In his latest solo show, The Promise of Light, artist Rico Gatson pays visual tribute to a decades-long history of Black migration from the south to … Read More →

NY Times Article: “Who Are We? New Dialogue on Mixed Race”

By MIREYA NAVARROPublished: March 31, 2008Excerpt:"Being accepted. Proving loyalty. Navigating the tight space between racial divides. Americans of … Read More →

ICP Exhibit – Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits

May 11 through September 9, 2007"...explores the history of African American achievement from the mid-nineteenth century to the present through the … Read More →

Heavy Light: Recent Photography and Video from Japan

May 16 – September 7, 2008International Center of Photography1133 Avenue of the Americas @ 43rd StreetNew York, NY 10036Phone 212.857.0000A long time … Read More →

Book by Fazal Sheikh: LADLI

Book description from the website: "While working on the book Moksha, Sheikh went to Vrindavan, one of India’s holy cities, where Hindu widows come to … Read More →

DODGE & BURN Film: Maldeamores (2008)

Maldeamores (in English, Lovesickness) is a Puerto Rican film starring Luis Guzmán, written by Carlos Ruíz Ruíz and Jorge Gonzales, and directed by … Read More →

Illuminating & Informative Book Review on Black Masculinity

Semi off topic for this photo-focused blog, I know, but this article ("It's a Man's World: The Politics of Black Masculinity" by Lavelle Porter) is so … Read More →