A New Book of Photographs Traces the Portrayal of Black African Women Through Time
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Photo credit: The McKinley Collection
In an age of selfies and Instagram, it’s easy to forget how rare and special photographs once were. How powerful a tool they can be in both documenting history and suggesting cultural narratives. Writer and curator Catherine E. McKinley, who specializes in African photography, has spent a lifetime thoughtfully collecting images of Black men and women whose fuller stories may elude us, but whose photographs offer viewers snippets of histories in which others might find glimpses of themselves.