As the first African American photographer on the staff of LIFE magazine, Gordon Parks placed himself in the American lexicon through his deeply human images of racial segregation and Black life in the US. A new documentary, A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks, which recently screened at the Tribeca Film Festival, proposes that “with his photography and filmmaking, Parks was able to create images of the Black community that allowed for them to be seen on their terms, and that this...

“Founder,” “Curator,” “Ph.D. in medical biotechnology,” and “Professor,” are just a few of the impressive titles Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung holds, and now he will add a new Director position to his list. Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany’s cosmopolitan venue for contemporary arts, has tapped Ndikung to begin his post as their Director in January 2023. In a statement, Ndikung said, “Berlin is home to citizens from 190 nations, and these people must be fundamental in the future...

“When you learn the history of the African American story for the first time, you see America with 2020 vision.” – Bernard Kinsey In 1963, Shirley Pooler found herself in a Tallahassee jail, just one of many college students having been arrested for protests as part of the massive civil rights movement happening on campuses and nationwide at the time. Bernard Kinsey was a fellow freshman at Florida A&M University, involved with a local group championing the movement and supporting student...