Black Photojournalism is a podcast featuring conversations between contemporary artists, journalists, historians, and photographers about a period in the United States from the conclusion of World War II in 1945 to the presidential campaigns of 1984 when Black-owned media transformed how people were able to access seeing themselves and their communities. Hosted by renowned author and journalist Mark Whitaker, the series explores this period of urgent social change and civil rights advocacy in different cities and regions around the nation.
Episodes roll out every other Wednesday from October 22, 2025 to January 14, 2026. Listen at carnegieart.org or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Black Photojournalism is a podcast featuring conversations between contemporary artists, journalists, historians, and photographers about a period in the United States from the conclusion of World War II in 1945 to the presidential campaigns of 1984 when Black-owned media transformed how people were able to access seeing themselves and their communities. Hosted by renowned author and journalist Mark Whitaker, the series explores this period of urgent social change and civil rights advocacy in different cities and regions around the nation.
Episodes roll out every other Wednesday from October 22, 2025 to January 14, 2026. Listen at carnegieart.org or wherever you get your podcasts.
In the first episode, artist Hank Willis Thomas talks about growing up in a household that hosted numerous Black photojournalists and how that influenced his practice. Host Mark Whitaker and Charlene Foggie-Barnett, community archivist for the Charles “Teenie” Harris archive, discuss their personal connections to Pittsburgh and the rich Black history of the city.
Black Photojournalism
Black Photojournalism is a podcast featuring conversations between contemporary artists, journalists, historians, and photographers about a period in the United States from the conclusion of World War II in 1945 to the presidential campaigns of 1984 when Black-owned media transformed how people were able to access seeing themselves and their communities. Hosted by renowned author and journalist Mark Whitaker, the series explores this period of urgent social change and civil rights advocacy in different cities and regions around the nation.
Episodes roll out every other Wednesday from October 22, 2025 to January 14, 2026. Listen at carnegieart.org or wherever you get your podcasts.
