Gordon Parks was born on November 30, 1912, in Fort Scott, Kansas. He was the issue of the second generation of exodusters, those blacks who had chosen to migrate into the western territories of the ...

John Singleton was only 3 years old when he went to see Shaft with his father in 1971. "My father used to always say, and he looked a lot like Richard Roundtree too, that someone saw him walking down ...

While Gordon Parks had an extraordinarily creative career that included composing music, writing poetry and making films, it’s his powerful photographs that remain a major draw for audiences.

A short film documenting the journey of nine middle-school students from Wichita’s Gordon Parks Academy to experience Paris much like their school’s namesake will be shown at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Foundation celebrates the enduring legacy of Gordon Parks, a visionary ...

Last month, the team behind the Gordon Parks Foundation announced the launch of its Legacy Initiative, which will acquire works by mid- and late-career artists connected to Parks’ life and legacy.

At a time when equity and justice are under attack from the most powerful office in the United States, spaces rooted in real community and solidarity are more important than ever. That’s exactly what ...