Hey, it's Ampier's Book of the Day. I'm Andrew Limbong. Deborah Willis's photography book,

Reflections in Black, a history of black photographers 1840 to the present, is a pretty seminal

text. It came out back in 2000, and up until then, black photographers weren't really getting

their due in the history books. And Willis, a photographer,

curator, and historian, had something to say about that. The book is now being re-released

at a time when photography as a whole has really changed. NPR's Michelle Martin spoke with

Willis about why she started the project in the first place and what it still has to teach us

today. That's coming up.

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For decades, Deborah Willis has been one of the country's foremost authorities on black photography. The MacArthur Genius Award winner has dedicated her career to unearthing,

cataloging, and showcasing black photographers and photographic images of black people.

This November, her seminal publication, Reflections in Black,

A History of Black Photographers, 1840 to the present,

has been reissued after a quarter century,

with 130 new images and a gallery show inspired by the book.

I dropped by the busy hallways at the Tisch School of the Arts

at New York University, where

she leads the photo department, to see the show and hear about some of her favorite images.

This is Michelle Obama and the Bronx hugging someone in the community there, just giving

support for veterans, military veterans.

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