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“I picked up a camera because it was my choice of weapons against what I hated most about the universe: racism, intolerance, and poverty. I could have just as easily picked up a knife or a gun, like many of my childhood friends did… most of whom were murdered or put in prison… but I chose not to go that way. I felt that I could somehow subdue these evils by doing something beautiful that people recognize me by, and thus make a whole different life for myself…”  — Gordon Parks, legendary photographer

In honor of Gordon Parks’ Centennial Anniversary, African Voices and SAVAE, Inc. present Continue reading →