Kwame Brathwaite, photographer of ‘Black is Beautiful’ movement, dies at 85

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Kwame Brathwaite, photographer of ‘Black is Beautiful’ movement, dies at 85

Kwame Brathwaite, the pioneering activist and photographer whose work helped define the aesthetics of the 'Black is Beautiful' movement of the 1960s and beyond, died on April 1, 2023, aged 85. His son, Kwame Brathwaite, Jr., announced his father's death in an Instagram post that read in part, 'I am deeply saddened to share that... [Read More]

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