120: Catherine McKinley, author of THE AFRICAN LOOKBOOK
Catherine E. McKinley is a curator and writer whose books include the critically acclaimed Indigo, a journey along the ancient indigo trade routes in West Africa, and The Book of Sarahs, a memoir about growing up Black and Jewish in the 1960s to ’80s. She’s taught creative nonfiction writing at Sarah Lawrence College and Columbia University. The McKinley Collection, featured here, is a personal archive representing African photographies from 1870 through the present. She lives in New York City.
Connect with Catherine on Instagram or her website. View the McKinley Collection here.
Catherine's book recommendation: Aftershocks by Nadia Owusu
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