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Marc Polite’s Harlem Stories

With just a few photographs within his collection, Polite relays the rich history of his family with intimate glimpses into his family circle including images of this mother and father when they were young. “Genealogy is abut family records but I think it’s important to have pictures too.”  Marc Polite has becoming the caretaker of [...]

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Major Morris: Looking Back

North County Times Article by: Patricia Morris Buckley Escondido is a long way from the slums of Cincinnati where photographer Major Morris grew up during the 1930s. But he still remembers those early days, and that’s the basis of his latest solo show, “Urbana.” “Major Morris: Urbana” —- opening Saturday at ArtHatch at Distinction Gallery [...]

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Identity and Affirmation In California

Identity and Affirmation: African American Post War Photography Currently on Exhibition at: California State University, Northridge Art Galleries Identity and Affirmation: African American Post War Photography consists of 145 images produced by Los Angeles artists, exploring modernist tendencies in the work of the artists as they embraced and depicted the vibrant development of the arts, music, [...]

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Lyle Ashton Harris & Chuck Close: A Conversation

Artist and Photographer, Lyle Ashton Harris who is featured in the upcoming feature documentary “Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People” was in conversation with photographer and painter, Chuck Close, at the New York Public Library as part of the New York Public Library Artist Dialogue.

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Mother and Daughter Explore Family History

Donna Cashman and Shannon Danzy bring a mother daughter perspective to uncovering one’s family history as they share family photographs with Thomas Allen Harris, and us, at the Digital Diaspora Family Reunion (DDFR) Roadshow held at the Harlem Stage in New York City. Inspired by a dusty shoebox found in an old closet,


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Marc Polite’s Harlem Stories

With just a few photographs within his collection, Polite relays the rich history of his family with intimate glimpses into his family circle including images of this mother and father when they were young. “Genealogy is abut family records but I think it’s important to have pictures too.”  Marc Polite has becoming the caretaker of [...]

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A Participant’s Reflection.

By Arianne C. Edmonds In a culture so obsessed with the preservation of “now” and the constant documentation of our daily lives via Facebook and Twiter, it was refreshing to participate in an event like the Digital Diaspora Family Reunion Road Show.  Under the workmanship of critically acclaimed filmmaker, Thomas Allen Harris, The DDFR Road [...]

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Through A Lens Darkly Documentary nears completion

“Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People” is a feature length, documentary and multimedia outreach project that explores how African American communities have used the medium of photography to construct political, aesthetic, and cultural representations of themselves and their world. 

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Major Morris

Major Morris: Looking Back

North County Times Article by: Patricia Morris Buckley Escondido is a long way from the slums of Cincinnati where photographer Major Morris grew up during the 1930s. But he still remembers those early days, and that’s the basis of his latest solo show, “Urbana.” “Major Morris: Urbana” —- opening Saturday at ArtHatch at Distinction Gallery [...]

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Marc Polite’s Harlem Stories

With just a few photographs within his collection, Polite relays the rich history of his family with intimate glimpses into his family circle including images of this mother and father when they were young. “Genealogy is abut family records but I think it’s important to have pictures too.”  Marc Polite has becoming the caretaker of [...]

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Voza Rivers: Cultural Caretaker

Voza Rivers has been instrumental in the spread of Diasporic culture through the arts for over thirty years. The Producer of Sarafina!, which brought voices of South Africa to Broadway; Chairman of the Harlem Arts Alliance; Co-Founder and Executive Producer of the IMPACT Repertory Theatre, and heavily involved in many other organizations dedicated to black [...]

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Major Morris: Looking Back

North County Times Article by: Patricia Morris Buckley Escondido is a long way from the slums of Cincinnati where photographer Major Morris grew up during the 1930s. But he still remembers those early days, and that’s the basis of his latest solo show, “Urbana.” “Major Morris: Urbana” —- opening Saturday at ArtHatch at Distinction Gallery [...]

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Identity and Affirmation In California

Identity and Affirmation: African American Post War Photography Currently on Exhibition at: California State University, Northridge Art Galleries Identity and Affirmation: African American Post War Photography consists of 145 images produced by Los Angeles artists, exploring modernist tendencies in the work of the artists as they embraced and depicted the vibrant development of the arts, music, [...]

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Lyle Ashton Harris & Chuck Close: A Conversation

Artist and Photographer, Lyle Ashton Harris who is featured in the upcoming feature documentary “Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People” was in conversation with photographer and painter, Chuck Close, at the New York Public Library as part of the New York Public Library Artist Dialogue.

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Mother and Daughter Explore Family History

Donna Cashman and Shannon Danzy bring a mother daughter perspective to uncovering one’s family history as they share family photographs with Thomas Allen Harris, and us, at the Digital Diaspora Family Reunion (DDFR) Roadshow held at the Harlem Stage in New York City. Inspired by a dusty shoebox found in an old closet,

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Arianne Edmonds’ Six Generations of Los Angeles History

Arianne Edmonds reveals the stories of her family history to Thomas Allen Harris during the Digital Diaspora Family Reunion (DDFR) Roadshow held at Harlem Stage. Like many American Families, the Edmonds have worked

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Teenie Harris Photo Exhibit Opens in Pittsburgh

By Kurt Shaw, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, October 30, 2011 Legendary Pittsburgh photographer Charles “Teenie” Harris (1908-1998) once quipped, “I let my pictures do the talking for me.” And considering the retrospective exhibit of his work that opened Friday at Carnegie Museum of Art, his words could not ring more true.

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Albert Chong – Short Shot

As a student in Jamaica, Albert Chong discovered photography almost by accident. He recalls how he was quickly captivated by the magic of the medium. Albert Chong (b.1958) is an artist and photographer from Kingston, Jamaica. His work explores family history, ancestry and identity, and has been exhibited at museums and galleries around the world. [...]

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Jules Allen on Gleason’s Gym

It wasn’t exactly a sucker punch, but Jules Allen was struck by what he found upon entering into Gleason’s Gym: sweat-soaked champs and punch-drunk pugs. Gangsters and posers. Men with hats, stogies and secrets. The leonine and the louche. Wiry trainers possessed of supreme cool and confidence. New York Times, Blog – Lens, October 14, [...]

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