Internationally renowned artist Daniel Tisdale moderates a special panel, “An Artistic Tribute to Gordon Parks,” which is part of the exhibition, “A Choice of Weapons: The New Renaissance Artists,” which commemorates the 100th anniversary of the influential African American photographer Gordon Parks. The ongoing exhibition features a variety

En Foco presents Sonia Louise Davis‘ tracing(s) belonging(s) exhibition series at the Aguilar Public Library in New York. Davis is an up and coming photographer and also a researcher for the upcoming PBS documentary “Through a Lens Darkly“. En Foco is a non-profit organization that supports contemporary fine art and documentary

Journalist Linda Holmes greets filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris with a large satchel containing her precious family photographs, news clippings and memorabilia.  “I’m telling the world this, but I haven’t told all my family members”, Ms. Holmes reveals when she visited the Digital Diaspora Family Reunion Roadshow (DDFR) at Harlem Stage.

The Dei Centre for the Study of Contemporary African Art is pleased to present : KOFI PARE, “A Photographic Essay” “’Kofi Pare’ is an art exhibition that utilizes vernacular photography to represent the spirit of communities. The images explore the importance, the essence and the spirituality of village life and its lasting impression

Award-winning photographer Jules Allen will give a special seminar on street photography at the School of the International Center of Photography. Mr. Allen, who teaches at the Queensborough College Department of Art and Design, has done various films and projects across the U.S. to West Africa.

Ozier Muhammad is a photojournalist in search of the new scoop. He turned back to Harlem for inspiration and found religious leaders creating impacts on local neighborhoods. Mr. Muhammad’s work is featured in the New York Times article, “Portraits of Harlem’s Clergy.” “’It is an intriguing place that is a laboratory for artistic expression,’” said [...]

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library has acquired a rare photograph of the 29th United States Colored Troop member Nathan Hughes. Nathan Hughes was born in to inslavement but escaped to Illinois where he became a soldier in the states only African American regiment during the Civil War. “The photograph of Hughes and his second wife, [...]

The New York Daily News reports the debut of 870,000 photos of NYC which are now available online for the first time.  The City Department of Records officially announced the launch of the online photo database on April 24, 2012. Click here to view the NYC Municipal Photo Archive. New York Daily News Associated Press [...]

Journalist A’lelia Bundles reflects on the 1916 Emancipation Day Reunion of formerly enslaved persons and how the images she discovered had a particular effect on herself and others. Ms. Bundles continued her search as her curiosity grew to find the photographs of ex-slaves taken on that day. Here is an excerpt from her article, “Four [...]

“A Choice of Weapons: The New Renaissance Artists,” photography exhibition opens in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Gordon Parks birth.  The opening reception takes place April 25, 2012 from 6 pm to 8:30PM and will include remarks from Honorary Gordon Parks Committee Chairperson: Saundra P. Thomas from WABC-TV.