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.

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

“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 [...]

Dr. Mary Marshall arrived at the Digital Diaspora Family Reunion (DDFR) Roadshow at Harlem Stage with a huge satchel of images from her family archive.  Last February, Dr. Marshall spent an afternoon with filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris to relay her family history as told through photographs. “I happened to be blessed to have so much, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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,

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

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. [...]

Michael Reese shares his stories of photographic discovery with Thomas Allen Harris during the DDFR Roadshow in Atlanta, GA.  Using the family photos that he has collected from various relatives over the years, Reese captivates his audience with tales of his family’s early history. A highlight of Reese’s presentation are stories of his father’s growing [...]