# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kwame-brathwaite
# Generated: 2026-08-14T15:05:10.834Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kwame-brathwaite"
name: "Kwame Brathwaite"
slug: "kwame-brathwaite"
description: "Kwame Brathwaite was an American photojournalist and activist known for popularizing the phrase \"Black is Beautiful\" and documenting life and culture in Harlem and Africa."
tagline: "African-American photographer (1938-2023)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/84/Kwame_Brathwaite%2C_Self-portrait.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Artists"
  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1938-01-01"
deathDate: "2023-04-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           42.84
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.287798666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/kwamebphoto"
    handle:    "kwamebphoto"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/kwamebphoto/"
    handle:    "kwamebphoto"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://www.kwamebrathwaite.com/"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/2164390"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AB%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AA"
    title: "كوام براثوايت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Brathwaite"
    title: "Kwame Brathwaite"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Brathwaite"
    title: "Kwame Brathwaite"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Brathwaite"
    title: "Kwame Brathwaite"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Brathwaite"
    title: "Kwame Brathwaite"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Brathwaite"
    title: "Kwame Brathwaite"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Brathwaite"
    title: "Kwame Brathwaite"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6e7b860d-988a-4d18-9d3e-7c3325805ff3"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28860536"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump