Vintage black culture

The following speech was given by the late Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, on Aug. 15, 1970, on gay and women’s rights. During the past few years strong movements have...

So I have been natural for a full 2 years now and I am still pretty much in love with my hair au natural. Unfortunately, like all great love affairs, we are no longer in the honeymoon phase! Yes, I…

Long before the smartphone, touching photo booth selfies, taken by women during the 20th century from the Edwardian era to the late 1970's.

The culture of Africa had a major influence on Harlem, New York, shaping the famed Harlem Renaissance. In the early 20th century, the Harle...

Harlem Debutante Ball This picture of a Harlem Debutante Ball portrays the coming out of several African American women into their society. The purpose of a cotillion is to allow a woman to be pre…

I’m a little obsessed with the gritty, seedy New York of old (perusal of a recent feature on Steve Siegel’s photography of 1980s New York will fill you in on all that), so you’ll no […]

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Ahead of her solo show at Frieze Masters, the African American photographer discusses her work and the effect of racial bias

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