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Article: Photographer Helps Shed Light on Role Models
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- November 16, 1994
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Bruce Caines, professional New York photographer, had this idea
about youngsters and role models:
There are lots of youngsters, but there never seem to be enough
good role models for them. Especially role models who are more
approachable than, say, sports superstars on TV.
Maybe, thought the 35-year-old Caines, the role models are there
but the kids don't think to identify with them.
The result of Caines' idea is his recently published book, Our
Common Ground: Portraits of Blacks Changing the Face of America
(Crown, $35 hardcover; $20 paperback.)
It's filled with Caines' photos of black role models across the
country and his interviews with them.
"A lot of black kids' role models ...