Aperture 223: Summer 2016: Vision & Justice, Paperback

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As the United States navigates a political moment defined by the close of the Obama era and the rise of #Black Lives Matter activism, Aperture magazine releases ``Vision & Justice,`` a special issue guest edited by Sarah Lewis, the distinguished author and art historian, addressing the role of photography in the African American experience.``Vision & Justice`` includes a wide span of photographic projects by such luminaries as Lyle Ashton Harris, Annie Leibovitz, Sally Mann, Jamel Shabazz, Lorna Simpson, Carrie Mae Weems and Deborah Willis, as well as the brilliant voices of an emerging generation--Devin Allen, Awol Erizku, La Toya Ruby Frazier, Deana Lawson and Hank Willis Thomas, among many others. These portfolios are complemented by essays from some of the most influential voices in American culture including contributions by celebrated writers, historians, and artists such as Vince Aletti, Tegu Cole, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Margo Jefferson, Wynton Marsalis and Claudia Rankine.