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

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

“Marriage Equality: Byron Rushing and the Fight for Fairness” will screen at the 2011 Film Festival on Friday, July 22 – 5:00 pm | Cinema Village 2. Since 1988, NewFest has been dedicated to bringing together filmmakers and audiences in the building of a community that passionately supports giving greater visibility and voice to a wide range of expressions and representations of the LGBT experience.

Award-winning journalist, professor and author, Pamela Newkirk joined us for the DDFR Roadshow @ Brookyn Public Library, where she shared some of the photographs that have inspired her. Her father ran a small antiques shop,where he collected numerous photographs featuring Black subjects. Growing up, Pamela was always intrigued by the images from times long past [...]

by DON PERRY All my life, people have looked at me with confusion, their eyes filled with questions, Who are you’re people? What’s your background? When I travel to the Caribbean or Latin America, I am often taken for one of the locals. Though I identify as African American and have features that signify I [...]

For the past 15 years, I have been making documentary films that mined my family and extended African Diasporic family archive to create compelling stories that illuminate the intersections of personal family history with the historical sweep of our culture and times. My films explore issues around identity, family and desire in the context of [...]