Stories - Life Stories
Stories 1473 Interviews 97
Our stories are about how people make sense of their own lives, how they can shed light on our lives, and how we are connected to one another, to history, and to the larger human story.
Parks' approach to capturing Black humanity through photography
Personal motivation for documenting families and exploring fragmented family histories
Childhood realization of wanting to become a published author
Music as a lifelong source of emotional release, escape, and strength
Writing life kept separate from parents since childhood
Selecting five powerful actresses for a single cover shoot
Still photography as a powerful single-frame storytelling medium
Jonas Mekas's views on art, filming, and design
Social media's role in shifting control of Black narratives
Buffett's singular focus and creativity in building Berkshire Hathaway over 50 years
Nervous anticipation and gradual audience growth of Murphy Brown
“I consider mentoring a process of showing your scars instead of your successes. I've always been awed by how many people resonate when I tell the story of my life. Often it's the first time they've ever told anyone their own story.”
Loretta Ross
Plans to make the Schomburg a hub for Black film, theater, and performing arts
Blending artistic and academic influences growing up in Athens, Ohio
Jim Foley's early passion for literature, writing, and storytelling
Gordon Parks' creativity and artistic evolution in his later years
Writing Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret and the joy of early career momentum
Gordon Parks using Life Magazine to confront White America with images of racism
Gordon Parks' photography work for Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Gordon Parks's midwestern roots and approach to multi-generational Black family life
Teaching at the Actors' Studio and paying mentorship forward
