Black photojournalism [black photojournalism is the first comprehensive traveling museum exhibition considering the work of black photojournalists active in the united states from the conclusion of…

Award Summary

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded Carnegie Institute, doing business as Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, a $400,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) beginning September 1, 2025, and concluding August 31, 2027. The primary deliverable is "Black Photojournalism," the first comprehensive traveling museum exhibition documenting the work of approximately 40 Black photojournalists active in the United States from the conclusion of World War II through the 1984 presidential campaigns. The exhibition presents original photographs, moving images, and printed ephemera—the majority previously unexhibited—sourced from collections maintained by journalists, libraries, newspaper archives, museums, photographers, and publishers nationwide.

The exhibition encompasses imagery documenting both historic events, including the March on Washington and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as everyday community occasions such as birthdays, weddings, and funerals. As a traveling exhibition, the project will be available to public audiences across multiple venues in the United States, fulfilling the program's requirement that exhibitions reach broad general audiences through in-person public engagement with humanities scholarship. The award will be performed in Pennsylvania.

Black photojournalism [black photojournalism is the first comprehensive traveling museum exhibition considering the work of black photojournalists active in the united states from the conclusion of world war II to the presidential campaigns of 1984. The exhibition will include images of historic events, such as the march on washington and the assassination of DR. Martin luther king, JR., as well as everyday community occasions, such as birthdays, weddings, and funerals. Featuring original photographs, moving images, and printed ephemera?the majority of which have never been exhibited?this unprecedented show will present significant imagery by approximately 40 black photographers drawn from collections of journalists, libraries, newspaper archives, museums, photographers, and publishers around the US.]