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Bob Black photojournalism

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Chicago’s first Black Mayor, Harold Washington prepares to throw out the first ball before the start of a Sox game. One of his staff asst. Bill,”Doc,” Walls is seen just behind his left shoulder and his Corporation Councel Attorney James Montgomery on the right. Photo by Bob Black
Chicago’s first Black Mayor, Harold Washington prepares to throw out the first ball before the start of a Sox game. One of his staff asst. Bill,”Doc,” Walls is seen just behind his left shoulder and his Corporation Councel Attorney James Montgomery on the right. Photo by Bob Black
Jazz artist Von Freeman performing on his Tuesday night shows at Chicago’s Apartment Loung on the Southside. He was a mentor to young artists such as Corey Wilkes, he developed a style of jazz known as hard bop. He continued to performed right up to the time of his transition at 88. Photo by Bob Black
Jazz artist Von Freeman performing on his Tuesday night shows at Chicago’s Apartment Loung on the Southside. He was a mentor to young artists such as Corey Wilkes, he developed a style of jazz known as hard bop. He continued to performed right up to the time of his transition at 88. Photo by Bob Black
Chicago’s first Black Mayor, Harold Washington prepares to throw out the first ball before the start of a Sox game. One of his staff asst. Bill,”Doc,” Walls is seen just behind his left shoulder and his Corporation Councel Attorney James Montgomery on the right. Photo by Bob Black
Jazz artist Von Freeman performing on his Tuesday night shows at Chicago’s Apartment Loung on the Southside. He was a mentor to young artists such as Corey Wilkes, he developed a style of jazz known as hard bop. He continued to performed right up to the time of his transition at 88. Photo by Bob Black
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Bob at work

Bob Black’s photojournalism career started with the Chicago Daily Defender in 1965. He later joined the Chicago Sun-Times in 1968 where he worked for 38 years until retirement.

Bob Black was honored with a first place award from the World Press Foundation of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. In 1990 Black was one of 50 photographers contributing to the land mark project, “Songs of My People,” resulting in a book and a traveling exhibit.

He is one of the founders of the Chicago Alliance of African American Photographers. (CAAAP) as well a co-founder of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) VisualTask Force (VTF).

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