Nearly 20 years after his death, the photographer, filmmaker and author will be recognized thanks to a recent legislative ...

In the fight for Black liberation, African-American photographer, filmmaker, author and composer Gordon Parks (1912-2006) transformed storytelling into activism. “Finally, after a long search to find ...

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 ...

NEW YORK – Gordon Parks, who captured the struggles and triumphs of black America as a photographer for Life magazine and then became Hollywood’s first major black director with “The Learning Tree” ...

In one of Gordon Parks' photographs from 1942, a Black woman named Ella Watson stands erect, staring wearily into the lens. Watson, a widow supporting herself and two grandchildren, is pictured at her ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A newly-released book highlights the groundbreaking life of Kansas-born photojournalist and filmmaker, Gordon Parks. "Grit and Grace: Gordon Parks," by Overland Park resident Ann ...

ANDOVER — The obvious thing to say about “Gordon Parks: The New Tide, Early Work 1940-1950” is that it shows a young man in a hurry. There are some 130 photographs in the exhibition, as well as ...

The photographs, taken in the 1940s in New York City, are shown with a selection of images made by Gordon Parks at the same time, some likely alongside Ellison. Ellison (1913-1994) is widely regarded ...

This is FRESH AIR. A new documentary called "A Choice Of Weapon: Inspired By Gordon Parks," is about the great photographer who chronicled the Black experience for Life magazine. Later, he went on to ...

(AllHipHop News) The connection between famed photographer Gordon Parks and rapper Kendrick Lamar will be explored in a new Exhibition in opening up in December. “ELEMENT” will explore the direct ...

Gordon Parks, the photographer turned writer- filmmaker- poet- activist- musician, died in New York City yesterday at age 93. The NY Times obituary is comprehensive and chronicles his feats: The first ...

Gordon Parks, the first black American photojournalist for Life magazine and the first leading black filmmaker with movies such as The Learning Tree and Shaft, died on Tuesday at his home in New York.