Reflections in Black: A Reframing. The Center for Black Visual Culture and Tisch School of the Arts, Department of Photography & Imaging are pleased to announce Reflections in Black: A Reframing. Curated by Dr. Deborah Willis, this exhibition accompanies the release of the 25th anniversary edition of Willis’ internationally acclaimed publication Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers 1840 to the Present; the first comprehensive history of black photographers. Reflections in Black: A Reframing showcases the profound visual archive Black image makers have established since the late nineteenth century, and expands upon the publication’s first iteration originally published in 2000. Reflections in Black: A Reframing includes modern and original prints and extends Willis’s pioneering effort to reshape the narrative of American history, by centering the indisputable aesthetic, political, and cultural contributions of Black photographers from the 19th century to the present. Featured in the exhibition is The Missing Chapter: Black Chronicles,...

Join the Center for Black Visual Culture as we welcome our Fall 2025 Artist-Scholar-in-Residence, dream hampton. dream hampton is an award-winning filmmaker and writer from Detroit. For three decades her essays and cultural criticism helped shape a generation. Her most recent works include the award winning short film “Freshwater” (NYT OpDocs/PBS, 2023) and “Ladies First” (Netflix, 2023). In 2019 she was showrunner and Executive Producer of the Emmy nominated docuseries, “Surviving R. Kelly” (Netflix), which broke ratings records and earned her a Peabody Award. That year she was named one of TIME 100’s most influential people in the world. Register for the Event This welcome reception will feature remarks from the Center for Black Visual Culture and dream hampton. Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm EDT (23:00 - 00:30 BST) Location: 20 Cooper Square Room: 3rd Floor Lobby Cost: Free

“I Was There”: Stories from the Elders of the House/Ball Community Presented by The Hemispheric Institute at NYU. Co-sponsored by The Center for Black Visual Culture This evening summons past and present in an oral history listening session with Pioneers and living legends from the New York Ballroom Community. Confirmed Participants: Tommie LaBeija, La Duchess Wong, Egypt LaBeija, José Disla Xtravaganza, and Kevin Ultra Omni (virtual). The event will be moderated by Victor Ultra Omni (Emory). This is an in-person event that requires registration. All non-NYU attendees must RSVP in advance. Video documentation will be made available on the Institute website following the event.   RSVP Date:  September 18, 2025 Time:  6:00pm to 8:00pm Location: 5th Floor,20 Cooper Square, 5th floor, New York, NY 10003

International Students in Limbo Presented by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU. Co-sponsored by the NYU Migration Network and NYU Center for Black Visual Culture. International students studying in the United States have found themselves in the cross-hairs of many current federal policies and strategies. A majority of international students hail from Asian nations, the rate of those arriving from Sub-Saharan Africa is growing at the fastest rate, and Latinx students make up more than half of those who are undocumented and now increasingly being treated as international, despite having lived in the United States for many years. From travel bans to visa revocations, punitive measures against campus protests and cuts in federal funding of research, recent actions have made the position of all these students quite precarious.      Of institutions with large shares of international students, NYU ranks amongst the highest. With approximately 44% of its student body made up of international students,...