<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/stories/african-american-identity-culture-through-the-lens.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>10/25/2021</pubDate><title>African American Identity, Culture Through the Lens</title><description>Students this academic year have the chance to encounter two local artists, both photographers, who will bring perspectives on African American identity and culture to Franklin &amp; Marshall's...Franklin &amp; Marshall College offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close relationships with faculty. Students flourish in a supportive community that treats them as an individual, and their successes continue long after F&amp;M. The College is a national leader in launching students and alumni to opportunities where they make a difference in the community and the world.</description><author>Peter Durantine</author><image><img src="/uploads/files/992372878608484385-09-23-artist-in-residence-osmyn-oree-03-dg.0.38.1200.723.full.jpg" alt="The spring semesters artist-in-residence, Osmyn Oree, is a portraiture photographer who likes close shots of his subjects like ..."/></image><image-caption/><tags><tag>Art and Art History</tag></tags></item>