Mar 18, 2024 | Culture, Men, Photography
David Johnson generally wasn’t interested in people posing for his camera. As the photographer and civil rights activist put it in a 2017 interview at the University of California, Berkeley: “A big smiling photograph? That wasn’t my style.” Johnson died at...
Apr 24, 2023 | History, Photography
In 1962, at the Purple Manor, a night club in Harlem, a group of women gathered to appear in an event called “Naturally ’62: The Original African Coiffure and Fashion Extravaganza Designed to Restore Our Racial Pride and Standards.” The models, who were Black, wore...
Jan 31, 2022 | Art, History, Photography
The 2022 Sole list was announced by Foot Locker celebrating Black photographers whose work champions authentic Black stories through art. As Black History Month begins, the company wanted to honor artists and designers who are amplifying Black experiences and...
Oct 11, 2021 | Art, Detroit, Photography
“Black is Beautiful” has always been more than a cultural catchphrase. Before it was a common adage used as a compliment within the Black community, it was a ’60s movement. It was a phrase sprouted in rebellion that stands right next to “Black Power” in its...
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