A creative solution for the water crisis in Flint, Michigan
LaToya spent five months living in Flint, Michigan, documenting the lives of those affected by the city's water crisis for her photo essay Flint is Family. As the crisis dragged on, she realized it was going to take more than a series of photos to bring relief. In this inspiring, surprising TED talk, she shares the creative lengths she went to in order to bring free, clean water to the people of Flint.
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Stacey Abrams’s Fight for a Fair Vote
As the 2020 elections approach, Abrams is leading the battle against voter suppression. The New Yorker by Jelani Cobb “I have the right to do the things I think I should do,” Abrams said. “My gender and my race should not be limitations.”Photograph by LaToya Ruby Frazier for The New Yorker Among the many issues […]
LaToya Ruby at the Mudam Luxembourg
Wall Street International Magazine by Staff 27 Apr — 22 Sep 2019 Mudam Luxembourg in Luxembourg, Luxembourg Coinciding with May 2019, the European Month of Photography, Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean presents a monographic exhibition for one of the most important photographers of her generation, LaToya Ruby Frazier (*1982). Since the early 2000s this […]
The End of the Line: What Happens to a Factory Town When the Factory Shuts Down?
The New York Times Photo Essay and Interviews by LaToya Ruby Frazier Louis Robinson Jr., 77 Recording secretary for Local 1714 of the United Auto Workers from 1999 to 2018 “One mistake the international unions in the United States made was when Ronald Reagan fired the air traffic controllers. When he did that, the unions […]
LaToya Ruby Frazier – The Last Cruze
The Renaissance Society presents a new body of work by acclaimed artist LaToya Ruby Frazier, The Last Cruze, centered on the workers at the General Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio. After more than fifty years of auto production, and a current commitment to manufacture the Chevrolet Cruze until 2021, the facility has recently been “unallocated” […]
LaToya Ruby Frazier to receive Honorary Doctorate
Edinboro welcomes MacArthur ‘Genius’ Fellowship recipient as spring commencement speaker LaToya Ruby Frazier, an internationally recognized visual artist and social justice advocate, will return to her alma mater to deliver the commencement address at Edinboro University’s undergraduate ceremony on Saturday, May 4. Frazier, who earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts – Applied Media Arts from […]
NY magazine to feature UAW 1112
Tribune Chronicleby Ron Selak Jr. Show of labor unity NORTH JACKSON — When well-known photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier let it be known she would be above the United Auto Workers Local 1112 hall in a helicopter to take photos of the building’s exterior for a magazine cover, local UAW leaders thought they could do better. […]
NYC-ARTS Profile: LaToya Ruby Frazier
NYC-ARTS and WNET Thirteen presents a profile of photographer and video artist LaToya Ruby Frazier, whose work follows in the social documentary tradition of Walker Evans and Gordon Parks. Courtesy of: NYC-ARTS.org Aired: 2/7/2019 on Thirteen|WNET New York Public Media
Iconic 20th Century Images, Reinvented
A History Lesson From Angela Bassett, Spike Lee, Ruth E. Carter, and LaToya Ruby Frazier Spike Lee needed a queen. Three queens, in fact. One in front of the camera, one behind it, another to make sure everything looked and felt just so. As a filmmaker who has been tackling racism in America for more […]
LaToya’s work for New York Times Magazine mentioned in Artforum
Artforum The Year In Review December 2018 By Lanka Tattersall […] 2. Linda Villarosa, “Why America’s Black Mothers and Babies are in a Life-or-Death Crisis.” with photographs by LaToya Ruby Frazier (New York Times Magazine, April 11) An unsettling, urgent, and deeply instructive piece of journalism—essential reading for everyone thinking about race, gender, healthcare, or […]
Three Powerful New Shows Kick off the New Year in Miami
Miami’s Community Newspapers December 21, 2018 By: News Travels Fast LaToya Ruby Frazier Flint is Family Jan 30-Apr 14 Explores the water crisis in Flint, Michigan and the effects on its residents. The photographer and MacArthur Fellow spent five months with three generations of women – the poet Shea Cobb, Shea’s mother, Renée Cobb, and […]
2019 MLK Convocation with LaToya Ruby Frazier
Case Western Reserve University December 20, 2018 case.edu Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Celebrate the Dream Each year, Case Western Reserve University honors Martin Luther King Jr.—the holiday, the man and the legacy—with a celebration that includes a range of activities including workshops, films, panel discussions and acclaimed speakers. All members of the university and […]
The Best New Yorker Photography of 2018
The New Yorker December 17, 2018 The photo team at The New Yorker assigned more breaking-news commissions this year than ever before. In October, the photojournalist Adriana Zehbrauskas accompanied the staff writer Jonathan Blitzer on a weeklong trip to follow the migrant caravan as it moved north through Mexico. During the midterms, the political photographer […]