iphoneography {shot on an iPhone}

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stolen moments – ralston smith

Event Coverage

dr. johnetta cole, director of the national museum of african art parties w/ guests at the institution’s inaugural ‘africa underground’ event
angela davis waits to be introduced after the screening of the shola lynch’s documentary film, “free angela and all political prisoners”
reel screen’s ‘branded entertainment forum’ panel moderated by andy cohen
dr. cornel west meets a fan at his book signing
memorial day
presidential inauguration
issa rae shares an inside joke w/ an audience member/friend who threw a pair of granny panties on stage during her Q&A
therapeutic noh theater {washington, dc}
kurtis blow + common
photographer danny clinch
Q&A by former president’s photographers
executive shonda rhimes
silverdocs screening of ‘the interrupters’ w/ filmmakers gordon quinn & steve james + documentary subject aminah matthews
ruby dee accepts an award from angela bassett at mcdonald’s 365black event {new orleans}
filmmaker guillermo del toro at the san francisco international film festival {san francisco, ca}
…audience listening to a presentation by gina paige, president of africanancestry.com about using dna to trace one’s roots/ancestry…{washington, dc}
dc loves dilla w/ bilal + ms. yancey, aka “ma dukes” {washington, dc}
haiti cultural exchange’s storytelling parade {brooklyn, ny}

BTS {Behind the Scenes}

aloe blacc recording a spanish version of his song “wake me up” {los angeles, ca}
dominique dawes signing a few autographs before her talk and workshop with young folks {maryland}
gregory porter being prepped by his brother lloyd for the “be good” music video
jones-haywood school of ballet {washington, dc}
cinematographer hans charles {ghana}
dr. sonia sanchez teaches a haiku workshop to young girls in dc

{staring at the sun // afropunk 2016}

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{‘staring at the sun’ series // afropunk 2016} @ralstonsmith
{‘staring at the sun’ series // afropunk 2016} @ralstonsmith
{‘staring at the sun’ series // afropunk 2016} @ralstonsmith
{‘staring at the sun’ series // afropunk 2016} @ralstonsmith
{‘staring at the sun’ series // afropunk 2016} @ralstonsmith
{‘staring at the sun’ series // afropunk 2016}