Guy Crowder (1940-2011)

As a photojournalist, Guy Crowder worked for the Metropolitan Gazette, Los Angeles Sentinel, and the Wave where he had the privilege of proximity to the heartbeat of his community. It is his perception and record of these images “ with a straightforward intelligence and clarity- that celebrates that very community.”

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Subjects include:

• AI Jarreau-Singer
• Alan Cranston-Senator
• Andrew Young
• Arthur Ashe-Tennis Pro
• Augustus Hawkins- Congressman
• B.B . King
• Barry White
• Bill Cosby
• Billy Mills
• Bishop Desmond Tutu
• Bonnie Raitt
• Count Basie
• Darryl Strawberry
• Dave Cunningham
• Don King
• Ed Edelman-City Councilman
• Ernani Bernardi-Musician/City Councilman
• Freedom Riders 25th Anniversary
• Gilbert Lindsay-City Councilman
• Hubert Humphrey
• Jackie Joyner-Athlete
• Jamaal Wilkes-Athlete
• Governor Jerry Brown
• Jerry Buss-Owner Los Angeles Lakers
• Jessie Jackson
• Jim Brown
• Jim Hill
• John Tunney-Senator
• Julian Bond-Civil Rights Activist
• Kenny Hahn
• Larry Holmes-Boxer
• Lee Elder-Golf Pro
• Lionel Hampton-Musician
• Lou Rawls-Singer
• Magic Johnson
• Mark Ridley Thomas-Politician
• Marvin Gaye’s Funeral
• Maxine Waters
• Meadowlark Lemon-Harlem Globetrotter
• Merv Dymally-Politician
• Michael Jackson
• Minnie Ripperton
• Muhammad Ali
• Pete Wilson
• Quincy Jones
• Ronald Reagan
• Rosa Parks
• Sammy Davis, Jr.
• Sidney Poitier
• Sin bad-Comedian
• Stevie Wonder
• Sugar Ray Robinson
• Tom Bradley
• Tommy Hawkins
• Vanessa Williams
• Venus Williams
• Willie Brown
• Wilt Chamberlain
• Zev Yaroslavsky