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Published by Aperture in 2014, “The Notion of Family” is LaToya Ruby Frazier’s powerful debut monograph exploring the legacy of racism and economic decline in her hometown of Braddock, Pennsylvania. Through a decade of collaborative portraiture with her mother and grandmother, Frazier documents the physical and psychological impact of the steel industry’s collapse and the subsequent environmental and healthcare crises on Black families. The book moves beyond traditional documentary, utilizing the camera as a tool for social activism and a way to bridge generational divides. Featuring an interview by Dawoud Bey and an essay by Laura Wexler, this volume is a critical examination of the “politics of the body” and the historical erasure of the industrial working class in America.