I once asked my father what inspired him as a young photographer in the 1950s and 60s, and he told me a story about our family: his parents were immigrants to the United States from Barbados who worked hard and became part of a community of creators, entrepreneurs, and thinkers.

My father is now 84 years old, and his passion remains the same: his desire to create an equitable society through his art. With a career spanning more than 60 years, Kwame Brathwaite used his visionary lens to bring to life a pivotal moment in history that paralleled the Civil Rights movement. His images were the visual lyrics of the “Black is Beautiful” movement, intersecting the worlds of politics, fashion, music,