2023 Black Archives: A Visual Representation of Black Life

By STELLA NEIHOFF

Renata Cherlise's interest in archival photography was sparked by her family's enthusiasm for documenting their lives through photographs and home movies. Cherlise established Black Archives, which presents a nuanced representation of Black people living vibrant, everyday lives across time, following in the footsteps of her family. Many people have discovered and shared photos of themselves and loved ones going about their daily lives through the platform, creating multidimensional portraits of Black people, places, and the Black community. In addition to telling captivating tales, these photographs provide a space for collective memory and kinship.

Black Archives is a stunning collection of timeless images that shed light on Black culture's dynamic and enduring influence across generations and tell powerful, happy stories of everyday life. Reunions, night out, parents and kids, church and school functions, holidays, major life events, family vacations, time spent at home, and many other occasions of leisure, excitement, reflection, and pride are depicted in the photographs.

Black Archives is a nuanced collection of Black memory and imagination with over three hundred images that highlight the iconic and the candid.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BTRSXL39
• ISBN13: 9798375917306
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"