Gordon Parks was the first Black photographer hired by Life magazine. He was a pioneering photojournalist, a film director (“Shaft,” “The Learning Tree”), a best-selling novelist and a composer. Parks ...

Civil rights photographer and artist Gordon Parks' legacy continues to grow, even as the 20th anniversary of his death ...

In the late 1940s, Life magazine published a multipage photo spread titled "Harlem Gang Leader," depicting the gang wars that had taken control of the New York neighborhood. Through contemplative, yet ...

Gordon Parks, the internationally-known photographer, filmmaker, writer, and musician got his start in Fort Scott, Kansas.

Melanee C. Harvey, the curator of "Temples of Hope, Rituals of Survival: Gordon Parks and Black Religious Life" exhibit poses at the Howard Museum in Washington, D.C. (Adelle M. Banks/Religion News ...

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One of the country's most celebrated photographers, Gordon Parks used his camera as a weapon against racial injustice. Howard University has... In the late 1940s, Life magazine published a multipage ...