Parks himself directed a sequel, “Shaft’s Big Score,” in 1972, and that same year his son Gordon Jr. directed “Superfly.” The younger Parks was killed in a plane crash in 1979.

While Gordon Parks had an extraordinarily creative career that included composing music, writing poetry and making films, it’s his powerful photographs that remain a major draw for audiences.

“The Gordon Parks Foundation has been actively revisiting his work and ... having directed several feature films including Shaft in 1971. But if you’re looking for an introduction to Parks, his ...

A century ago Gordon Parks was born into poverty and segregation in Kansas. Now his photography is on show in Washington, DC. Parks, within a decade, went from a self-taught photographer to ...

It was the end of the evening at Cipriani 42nd Street, dinner long served, and Lee was onstage to present the last honoree at the 2024 Gordon ... in Parks' directorial debut "Shaft." ...

When Gordon Parks arrived in Washington, D.C. in 1942, he was 29 years old, with a past defined by his black skin and a future in his camera bag. He was starting out as a professional photographer ...

It was the soundtrack to the film Shaft — featuring “the black private ... leading man [Richard Roundtree], a Black director [Gordon Parks, Sr.], and a Black composer. So, since I was Stax ...