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Matinee: 'Black Photojournalism'
13 December 2025
Saturday matinees long ago let us escape from the ordinary world to the island of the Swiss Family Robinson or the mutinous decks of the Bounty. Why not, we thought, escape the usual fare here with Saturday matinees of our favorite photography films?
So we're pleased to present the 634th in our series of Saturday matinees today: Black Photojournalism.
This 4:45 video previews the Carnegie Museum of Art's exhibition Black Photojournalism running through Jan. 19, 2026.
We'll quote from the Museum's exhibition page:
Black Photojournalism presents work by nearly 60 photographers chronicling historic events and daily life in the United States from the conclusion of World War II in 1945 to the presidential campaigns of 1984, including the civil rights movements through the 1950s, '60s and '70s. Drawn from archives and collections in the care of journalists, libraries, museums, newspapers, photographers and universities, the original work prints in the exhibition were circulated and reviewed in publishing offices before anything went to print. Each one represents the energy of many dedicated individuals who worked to get out the news every single day. One picture leads to another, making visible multiple experiences of history while proposing ways of understanding today as tomorrow is being created.
In September, you may remember, we featured the Charles (Teenie) Harris Archive, which is now held by the Carnegie Museum of Art and was the genesis of this broader exhibition.
This exhibition was organized by Dan Leers, curator of photography, and Charlene Foggie-Barnett, Charles "Teenie" Harris community archivist, in dialogue with an expanded network of scholars, archivists, curators and historians.
It's another demonstration of the power of a camera. Always present, never blinking, telling the story even if the powers that be would prefer it ignored, denied or even suppressed.