Wendel A. White: Manifest | Thirteen Colonies from Peabody and Radius

Manifest | Thirteen Colonies is a photographic project and journey through the repositories of African American material culture found in libraries, museums, and archives of the original thirteen English colonies and Washington, DC. Conceived by photographer Wendel A. White, this project is a personal reliquary of the remarkable evidence of Black agency and racial oppression […] Read more

Selected Works from 3 Portfolios Added to National Gallery of Art

Selected works from the photographic portfolios, Red Summer, Schools for the Colored, and Industrial Landscapes were recently added to the collection of the National Gallery of Art. Manual Training and Industrial School for Colored Youth, Bordentown, NJ […] Read more

Wendel White: Black Lives, Resistance, and Agency in America

Work from three projects will be exhibited in two spaces at Swarthmore College. Selected works from Schools for the Colored and Small Towns Black Lives in the. List Gallery and selected works from Manifest in the McCabe Library. Artist talk, Thursday, March 21 at 4:30 followed by a reception […] Read more

Order the Exhibition Catalog

ORDER THE EXHIBITION CATALOG with an essay by Kenya Tyson and Claude Baillargeon Mail orders for the 60-page exhibition catalog will be fulfilled for $28 (shipping included). Checks only, payable to the Oakland University Art Gallery, West Wilson Hall Room 208, 371 Wilson Boulevard, Rochester, MI 48309. https://youtu.be/TIII8Ec7EOY […] Read more

Remains • Remnants • Reliquaries

Washington DC, Jul 21, 1919. The Washington Times, Washington, DC, Jul 22, 1919.Kenya Tyson and I will discuss Red Summer and other themes in my work for the opening of the Remains • Remnants • Reliquaries exhibition on Sept 8, 2023, at the Oakland University Art Gallery. #schoolsforthecolored #manifestportfolio #redsummer #smalltownsblacklives […] Read more

Black Life in South Jersey

Speaking at the Newark Public Library with Linda P. Shockley about the historically African American communities of southern New Jersey […] Read more

Schools for the Colored in Nueva Luz

Nueva Luz Mentor Issue (Fall/Winter 2022) Special thanks to Dawoud Bey and Victor Davson for their contributions to this issue of Nueva Luz featuring my work from the Schools for the Colored portfolio. I am deeply grateful for all the efforts of everyone at En Foco especially Bill Aguado, Kim Vaquedano-Rose, Emily O’Leary, and Danny […] Read more

2022-2023 PRC Speaker Series

On Feb 7, 2023, I will be speaking about my work as part of the PRC Speaker series. The talk will be delivered in person and online, tickets are required […] Read more

Schools for the Colored at The Alice Wilds

A selected set of prints from the Schools for the Colored portfolio are currently on display at The Alice Wilds gallery in Milwaukee, WI. August 27 – Oct 8, 2022 […] Read more

Schools for the Colored at Push Pull Editions

I am pleased to announce the publication of “Schools for the Colored” by Push Pull Editions, an independent bookpress located in Corvallis, Oregon. The production and design are the work of Evan Baden and the book includes a remarkable essay by historian Walter Greason. for more information or to place an order visit Push Pull […] Read more

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