Nestor Hernández was an American photographer and photojournalist based in Washington, DC. Hernández was best known for his street photography of his Washington, DC neighborhood as well as street scenes of Cuba, Ghana and Mali, where he led arts-based projects for children and young adults. Continue reading Profile: Nestor Hernández (1961-2006)
Henri Leighton was an American photographer and technical writer on photography, noted for his mid-century pictures of African-American children playing in city streets. In his fifties he abandoned photography for a later career, teaching himself jewellery, which he sold commercially. Continue reading Profile: Henri Leighton (1917-2004)
Mary Lucinda Cardwell Dawson was an American musician and teacher and the founding director of the National Negro Opera Company (NNOC). Continue reading Profile: Mary Cardwell Dawson (1894-1962)
Tahir Hemphill is an American multimedia artist, ethnolinguist, and design researcher. He developed the Hip Hop Word Count database. Continue reading Profile: Tahir Hemphill (1972-)
Black Art Story 