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From James Baldwin to Jay-Z, from Maya Angelou to Muhammad Ali, from Prince to Patti LaBelle, and from Fela Kuti to Coretta Scott King, photographer Leandre Jackson has captured countless luminaries with his camera over the last 50 years. With his photography collection now residing at the Penn Libraries’ Kislak Center, join Leandre Jackson in conversation with curator Dr. Samir Meghelli (C’04) as they discuss Jackson's remarkable career documenting the lives and work of Black history-makers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. 

Registration is required. There are 125 in-person seats available. There are 292 online seats available.

Date:
Friday, February 6, 2026
Time:
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
Kislak Center Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, 6th Floor
Audiences:
Open to All
Campus:
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
Categories:
Kislak, Lecture

Event Organizer

Lynne Farrington