Stories - Life Stories
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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.
Black women's essential roles in the abolitionist movement
Approach to photography as a tool for sparking conversation and emotion
Music as a shared language and means of connection with mother
Advice for aspiring filmmakers on commercial viability and censorship
Origins and meaning of the "Yes We Can" slogan and New Hampshire speech
Poetry as an outlet alongside the decision not to pursue medicine
Transformation of The Washington Post's Style section under Bradlee's leadership
Relationship with Thrasher magazine and criticism as motivation
The role of storytelling in making sense of life and connecting with others
Writing Between Two Kingdoms and the struggle to rebuild identity after cancer treatment
“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
Gordon Parks' "Shaft" as a template for urban action films with iconic soundtracks
Efforts to preserve and expand Jonas Mekas's legacy for new audiences
James Baldwin's influence on the American People series
Jonas Mekas and the Lithuanian displaced experience during and after the war
Emmett Till's mother, Jet Magazine's photograph, and humanizing history through photography
Gordon Parks' transition from photographer to world-renowned filmmaker and cultural figure
Jonas Mekas's approach to storytelling, time, and creating his own narrative
Discovering texts during the Black women's literary renaissance of the 1970s
Gordon Parks's portrait of Red Jackson and Black interiority
Assignment to photograph animals for a Christmas outdoor issue of Life
