Rockland Community College, Suffern, NY;The documentary on the legacy of Dr. Edmund W. Gordon, Renaissance Man: The Life and Times of Dr. Edmund W. Gordon, premiered at Rockland Community College Cultural Arts Theatre in Suffern, NY. The film series about Dr. Gordon’s life and career - is the latest film from award-winning documentarian Joe Allen. Professor Edmund Wyatt Gordon is 104 years old. The concept for the film was originated by Willie Trotman, President of the Spring Valley NAACP and Maria Vanessa Cipollo, of the Finkelstein Memorial Library.

W. Nyack, NY; Mount Moor Cemetery; Francis Pratt, Emeritus President of the Nyack NAACP Branch and Lois Butler whose husband Charles Butler served in the military, was a Buffalo Soldier and was Commissioner of Health in Rockland County. Mount Moor African-American Cemetery, also known as Mount Moor Cemetery, is a historic African American cemetery located at Palisades Center, West Nyack in Rockland County, New York. It was established in 1849 and contains approximately 90 known graves including veterans of the Civil War, Spanish-American War and World War I.[2][3] Among the notable burials are Lafayette Logan, a Buffalo Soldier who fought with the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and several members of the 26th United States Colored Infantry Regiment. According to the cemetery's records, Mount Moor dates to July 7, 1849 when James and Jane Benson deeded the land to William H. Moore, Stephen Samuels, and Issac Williams who were affiliated with what was known as the “Burying Ground for Colored People.” It expanded to incorporate a southern section in 1855 and was officially dedicated on May 1, 1965.[7][3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994 and restored in 2021.[7][1] It is now surrounded by the Palisades Center shopping mall and its parking lots. I used Mount Moor Cemetery for a photo that appeared in the 59/59 Series.

NYC, NY: NY Times Photographer Michelle Agains meeting Photographer Zoraida Lopez-Diago at the Black Reflections Photography Exhibition at Tisch, NYU Gallery. The Photography profession is stronger than ever. Many of us serve the commercial, education, journalism, graphic arts, social justice, police and science industries. We have such love for each other's vision and documenting our history.

NYC, NY; Dr. Deborah Willis, Director of the Tisch School of Photography at NYU curator two beautiful exhibitons of the work of Black Photographers. Included in the show was Leroy Henderson, Henderson lives and works in New York City. A native of Richmond, Virginia, he received a bachelor's degree from Virginia State University and a master’s degree from Pratt Institute. He also attended the School of Visual Arts to study photography and film. Henderson’s work has been shown in many one-person and group exhibitions, including the landmark exhibition Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968, organized by the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia. The groundbreaking exhibition traveled to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC, the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, and to the Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York.

Spring Valley, NY; A Haitian gentleman sports his colors as he photographs the Haitian Day Parade. Spring Valley Fire trucks passing down Main St. was a big part of the Parade.

Hyannis, Cape Cod, MA; Cape Cod Artist Dawn McKenzie visits and supports Hyannis Art Cottages to get ideas and to support various artists in her community. Artists can vend at the little cottages in August and November for Christmas sales making Cape Cod a very supportive community for Artists. Artist organizations also offer artists residencies throughout the summer months.

Spring Valley, NY; Community Leaders School Teacher, Spring Valley Trustee Sherry McGill and Rockland County from Zambia Human Rights Commissioner Spencer Chiimbwe, Congressman Mike Lawler are Officials representing the Haitian Day Parade. The Haitian community are targeted by ICE and Immigration officials for infractions. Spring Valley is home to many Haitians. Thousands of Haitians have settled in Rockland County over the years, and many have made the Village of Spring Valley their home. The first wave of Haitian immigrants came to Rockland in the 1920s through the early 1950s to places like Nanuet, NY. The construction of the Tappan Zee Bridge and the Palisades Interstate Parkway in the 1950s allowed many Haitian workers to commute from New York City to work in Rockland factories, with many choosing to move to Rockland to be closer to their jobs. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Nyack was the center of the expanding Haitian community in Rockland. As Haitian immigration increased, however, in the 1970s, Spring Valley started to become the center of Rockland’s Haitian community. Most Haitian owned businesses were established in the village. Many ICE officials target Spring Valley and the Haitian Community.

So. Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA. My cousin Dawn McKenzie was one of three artist's in an exhibition at the Cape Cod Cultural Center. Artists are Hugo Rizzioli "Collage & Variations" , Jackie Reeves " "No Fixed Address", and Dawn McKenzie's "Gimme Shelter". McKenzie and Reeves focused upon their socio-political theme of Homelessness for a number of years. Reeves works are seen throughout the exhibition. We must continue to support our Arts Community.

Spring Valley, NY; Children of Immigrants living their lives in Spring Valley, NY. This parent is taking a chance by allowing her two children to travel throughout the community alone. I'm looking at "The Legacy of Black Visual Culture" which included third world peoples.

Brooklyn Academy of Music) Outdoor Dance Africa features street entertainment. The community comes together to vend and feature the best of Brooklyn entertainment and Africa American culture. This is a photo of a line-performing group practicing before the entertainment. We must perpetuate our energies into our culture. Supporting our culture is a way of fighting back.

Brooklyn, NY; Evelyn Dickerson, Beuford Smith's wife arranges his portrait during his Memorial Service at the church in Brooklyn. In the early 1970s, Smith also worked to establish and publish four volumes of the Black Photographer's Annual. Beuford had a photography business for many years and was also elected as the President of Kamoinge Inc., an African American Photographer's Collective established in NYC in 1963. Kamoinge's History is documented in Kamoinge.com website, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) and Kamoinge Digital Archive with The David C. Driskell Center for the Study of African American Art and African Diasporic Visual Culture (DCDC). https://www.kamoinge.com/digital-archive

Suffern, NY; Chiku Awali African Dance, Arts, and Culture Company saying a prayer before performing our annual Extravaganza at Rockland Community College. Our organization is very dependent on state and local grants to keep our program growing. Our Executive Director is Nana Alexandreena Dixon. The Company is in it's 22nd year and continues to expand its programming.

Brooklyn, NY; Kamoinge Photographer Salimah Ali, a Kamoinge Photographer at Beuford Smith's Memorial Service. Black Photographers continue to document our history despite the President's defunding of the Arts. Kamoinge's History is documented in Kamoinge.com website, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) and Kamoinge Digital Archive with The David C. Driskell Center for the Study of African American Art and African Diasporic Visual Culture (DCDC). https://www.kamoinge.com/digital-archiveWe Artists and Photographers are Defending the Arts.

Delta Airlines, A young girl with several disabilities sat next to me with her Mom on the other side. Many of Trumps health initiatives will affect her.

NYC, NY; The Metropolitan Museum of Art curated Flight "Into Egypt Black Artists and Ancient Egypt". Black photographers are in every aspect of Photography: Photojournalism, Teaching, Science, Medical Fine and Documentary Arts. There are a number of Black Photography organizations in New York City, Chicago, Detroit, Orland, Philadelphia, WDC, Seattle, LA, SFO and Atlanta and National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and African American Photographers Association. Black Art, Black History and Black Artists are not going away. We must continue making our Art and defending the Arts.

New City, NY County Courthouse. Surrounded by Rockland County Legislators Toney Earl and Dr. Dana Stilley, Photographer Collette V. Fournier is honored for her Photography and Service to Rockland County during Black History Month 2025. Rournier teaches Photography as adjunct at Rockland Community College, Suffern, NY since 1992.

Spring Valley, NY Haitian Day Parade revelers on Main St. Spring Valley, NY. Some students are approached by ICE and threatened with deportation. Many ICE Officials show up after immigration meetings with Immigration counselors.

Fairhaven, CT. , Rt. 95 South; People across America's highway overpasses take advantage to picket and communicate to motorists against President Donald Trump's UnAmerican policies.

Pembroke Pines, Fl. Senior Center; The Pembroke Pines Senior Center trimmed a special tree for U.S. Veterans using photographs of Veterans who served in the military.

Nyack, NY; WABC News Anchor David Navarro is MC for the Nyack Film Institute "Inspired" fundraiser where several artists in the community told their stories and showed artwork of what inspired them. Collette V. Fournier, was one of several Artists honored to show her photography.

Provincetown, Cape Cod MA. Artist Dawn McKenzie views Joe Diggs Twin Villas inspired painting at Provincetown Art Association Museum. Diggs is represented by Berta Walker Gallery and is Artist of the Year.

Liberty Island, NY; Visiting the Statue of Liberty Island that supposed to guarantee our freedom. My studies and documentation are on "The Legacy of Black Visual Culture". The Statue of Liberty was modeled by an African French Woman and depicted the freedom of enslaved people in the Americas with chains hidden upon her left foot.

Nyack, NY; Nyack Street Fair; This is the first time in thirty years of the Street Fair that I've seen Homeland Security at the Street Fair. My research on "The Legacy of Black Visual Culture".

Fort Pierce, Fl; Granddaughter Navia discovers Writer/Antrhopolgist Zora Neale Hurston's burial ground in Fort Pierce, Fl. She read one of Hurston's books in Middle School. This is part of my photographic work and research for "The Legacy of Black Visual Culture."