Anna Wintour. Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Gordon Parks Foundation “Our annual gala is our homecoming,” Kunhardt told Observer after the fact, “and it’s so important because every dollar ...

Gordon Parks brought urban poverty to light in 1968’s LIFE magazine. Discover the story behind "A Harlem Family." ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — A new exhibition of the work of Gordon Parks, a photographer renowned for documenting African American life, turns its focus on Parks’ exploration of Black religion and spirituality ...

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.

Following Watson in her home and neighborhood, Parks took many photos that sensitively captured the deep faith present in her daily life: the rituals of the storefront spiritualist church she belonged ...

The gallery features Gordon Parks' 1970 photo of Eldridge Cleaver and Kathleen Cleaver, leaders of the Black Panther Party, and a homage by contemporary photographer Jamel Shabazz of Alicia Keys and ...