Long time Harlem resident, Martine Gauthier, takes filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris on a journey to Northeastern France as she tells the story of her family history during the Digital Diaspora Family Reunion (DDFR) Harlem Stage Roadshow. Ms. Gauthier’s family photo narrative begins with her great great grandparents and then chronicles 20th century Europe

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (CJS) invites the public to a special screening and panel discussion for the documentary, “Slavery By Another Name,” with Douglas Blackmon, Pulitzer prize winning journalist  and award winning filmmaker, Sam Pollard.  The screening will take place on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 at 6:00p.m.

RESTLESS CITY – LIMITED RELEASE! APRIL 27th to May 3rd RESTLESS CITY is a breathtaking new film directed by Nigerian photographer and filmmaker Andrew Dosunmu. This acclaimed work tells the story of an African immigrant surviving on the fringes of New York City where music is his passion, life is a hustle, and falling in

Image Matters: Photography and the Black Vernacular The International Center of Photography is hosting an exploration of vernacular image-making among Black Europeans and African Americans during the first half of the the twentieth century. Tina Campt’s new book “Image Matters: Archive, Photography and the African Diaspora in Europe“

The March 23rd edition of The Daily Mail features article, “Amazing photos of Black Chicago in the 1970s show vibrant life of diverse city in an age of change” which highlights the work on Chicago Photographer John H. White who was one of the photographers commissioned by the EPA for the DOCUMERICA project in the [...]

The Photographers Lecture Series School at International Center of Photography The ICP spring lecture series brings together distinguished photographers and artists from all aspects of the field to present their work and share their ideas and concerns with the public. Register online or call 212-857-0001. Individual lectures are $15 per person at the door. For more [...]

“This is my only connection to that place,” confides journalist Grace Ali, founder of the “Of Note” (http://www.ofnotemagazine.org) online magazine, as she holds images from her family photo album which was first created in her homeland of Guyana. “I’ve become the one who took the role of keeping them safe” During her conversation with filmmaker [...]

Photo Collection Honors 1900s Black Nebraska Communities As a part of Black History Month, California State University, Chico, Calif., currently holds a photo exhibition featuring a series of black-and-white photographs taken in Lincoln, Neb., between 1910 and 1925. Titled Black and White in Black and White, the exhibit presents a series of photos that were [...]

When the Personal Turns Political: LaToya Ruby Frazier at the Whitney Biennial From the outset of her career as a young artist, LaToya Ruby Frazier has always found inspiration at home. In thoughtfully constructed black and white photographs she began, in her teens, to document herself and her family life in Braddock, Pa. “What’s the [...]

Black in the ’70s: Photographer Charles Caldwell’s ‘back in the day’ images are revisited during his interview with Chicago Public Media Reporter, Lee Bey. Charles Caldwell doesn’t often shoot photos these days. The Hoffman Estates resident is happily married with grown children, has a full-time job at a cable television company and is active in [...]