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Diggs director named to Time magazine list

Endia Beal

Endia Beal, director of the Diggs Gallery at Winston-Salem State University, has been named to Time magazine’s list of “12 African American Photographers You Should Know Right Now.

“Her work is outstanding in documenting and narrating social issues in an often sardonic manner that is always respectful to her subjects,” writes Azu Nwagbogu, director African Artists’ Foundation, in his spotlight on Beal.

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