Jesse Jackson - Photo by Bob Black
CELEBRATING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF:
BOB BLACK
IMAGES BY BOB BLACK STORY BY ALEXY IRVING
Bob Black is a Chicago native and nationally recognized photojournalist with deep roots in the development of what Chicago’s professional photography world is today. Blacks recent induction into the National Association of Black Journalist Hall of fame, serves as a reflection of how building with a community can come full circle.
As a founding member of CAAAP and the National Association of Black Journalist’s Visual Task Force, his hands have been crafting what generations after him can utilize as a vehicle to thrive in the professional photography and photojournalism industry. CAAAP and NABJ are both safe spaces for the black story teller in all of us. Your community can be found if you lean into your gifts and each of these organizations can be labeled as a starting point towards
taking your gifts professional and moving forward with a community, simultaneously. CAAAP is an organization of black photographers that was ignited following a conversation between Bob Black and CAAAP’s founding member Milbert Brown. “He [Milbert] was a Tribune photographer and we were covering the White Sox game together. This was coming into the 21st century.” STORY CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
Photo on following page: Image of Bob Black by Abena Sharon.
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