freeing glass jars from the adhesive residue of corporate branding | picturing the everyday | photo editor @usnews
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"What tends to happen is that in these moments, the idea of (white) allyship becomes a cliche. And the deeper conversations about what allyship and alliance really (are), doesn't happen."
A year after #GeorgeFloyd where have all the white allies gone?
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betty simmons recalled the day she was freed. mary crane spoke about the slave trade. andrew goodman recounted the painful torture he witnessed. these first-person accounts of slavery from the 1930's spotlight america's long history of racism. usnews.com/photos/2021/06/18…
i’m not going to tell anyone i am fully vaccinated, so i have a good excuse not to attend the social gatherings i might be invited to one day.
"i feel like this is a really big step in the right direction. this is a moment of history, especially for people of color and america." compelling portraits and reporting from @AwaMally and @andreaellenreed for @usnews usnews.com/photos/2021/04/21…
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Another perspective on the impeachment inquiry. by @brownisgood usnews.com/news/national-new…
the dull grey of the room often mirrored the skies outside. on the cusp of the #ImpeachmentDay vote, here’s a look inside the room where the inquiry into president trump unfolded. photos by me for @usnews
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throughout the u.s. and former soviet republics, abandoned missile silos serve as reminders of a dark and unnecessary nuclear arms race. photog matt slaby of @LUCEO has been documenting these cold war relics for more than a decade:
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when the breeze is here to stay and not just passing through.
when an immigrant uber driver is lipping pop lyrics he doesn’t quite know.
that half-second delay when he’s off beat but still in synch, is where i want to be.
“this is my fight song, take back my life song.”
friday night confessions: while i was walking home from the corner store with a six-pack of budweiser, a neighbor yelled out, “you must not have any friends.”
since the city of canaan's inception as a haven for people who were displaced by haiti’s 2010 earthquake, its residents have been largely left to themselves. photos by @allison_shelley with support from @pulitzercenter for @usnews
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spent the last 45min lecturing on the rise of neoliberalism, complete with footnotes, historical timelines and global context. then wrote a check to my therapist. something doesn’t add up.
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I wrote about photojournalism’s #metoo moment largely pulling from @kristenchick’s daring original reporting for @CJR in which 50 women spoke about rampant harassment in our industry.
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often with only the clothes on their backs, central american refugees seek safety for their families. photos by @alecegarra for @usnews
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