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A Mississippi mother and children, 1940.

Flashy

Forced into exile from her native country in 1960, Makeba used her stature to speak out against apartheid – the institutionalized practice of political, economic, and social oppression along racial lines. Such efforts earned her the title “Mama Africa,” as she became an enduring symbol in the fight for equality. In 1991, following the 1990 prison release of Nelson Mandela, Makeba triumphantly returned to South Africa, settling in the city of Johannesburg.

Halloween on the South Side. Marvin E. Newman, 1951.

A girl in the market, Haïti 1984 by Danny Lyon

New York by Ferdinando Scianna

New York, by  Ferdinando Scianna

Ekua Holmes

Young Afro American women, two of them with hair curlers. Louisiana, New Orleans 1968 by Abbas

As Time Goes By, by Ekua Holmes

St Lucia, by Bob Krist

"The Summer of Gods is a short film about a troubled girl named Lili who unites with her Afro-Brazilian religious ancestry on a summer visit with family to their ancestral village in rural Brazil. Soon after her arrival, she encounters Orishas (African gods) who join with her grandmother to help her find peace with a gift that has previously vexed her. The film is set in the Northeast of Brazil where Afro-Brazilian religious traditions remain strong. Lili’s Grandma is a well revered local priestess who honors the Orishas. Lili is blessed by the goddesses as well. To preserve tradition, they lead her on a mystical adventure through a nearby forest which symbolizes her initiation into the tradition."

Hackney, London 1987 by Chris Dorley-Brown