Gordon Parks was born on November 30, 1912, in Fort Scott, Kansas. He was the issue of the second generation of exodusters, those blacks who had chosen to migrate into the western territories of the ...

John Singleton was only 3 years old when he went to see Shaft with his father in 1971. "My father used to always say, and he looked a lot like Richard Roundtree too, that someone saw him walking down ...

A short film documenting the journey of nine middle-school students from Wichita’s Gordon Parks Academy to experience Paris much like their school’s namesake will be shown at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, ...

While Gordon Parks had an extraordinarily creative career that included composing music, writing poetry and making films, it’s his powerful photographs that remain a major draw for audiences.

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A new exhibition of the work of Gordon Parks, a photographer renowned for documenting African American life, turns its focus on Parks’ exploration of Black religion and spirituality. “Although Gordon ...

The Foundation celebrates the enduring legacy of Gordon Parks, a visionary photographer and multidisciplinary artist, by supporting and launching artistic and educational projects that amplify his ...