Hundreds of water protectors, allies and supporters came together for healing, ceremony, celebration—and strategizing—at the Mní Wičoni Healing Gathering at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
catherine lizette gonzalez, Andrew SengSep 12, 20175:06PM EDT
Just days after the Trump administration announced its decision to end DACA, thousands of immigrants and their allies rallied in protest and solidarity outside the Trump International Hotel and Tower in New York City.
Despite complaints about its commercialization, Afropunk Fest in Brooklyn still drew an eclectic mix of cool kids of color who danced hard, sang loud and shined as bright as the stars onstage.
White supremacists got into terrifying formation at the “Unite the Right” actions in Charlottesville, Virginia. These images, taken by photo journalist Abdul Aziz, offer an intimate view of the inevitable violence.
Brooke Anderson, Pete WoiwodeJun 27, 20178:00PM EDT
That the Supreme Court upheld a chunk of the ”Muslim Ban” doesn’t negate the powerful organizing that helped push the issue up to the highest court in the land.
Martin Xavi Macias, Biance M.S. AlebiosuJun 13, 20171:27PM EDT
Thanks in part to crossover stars such as Kamasi Washington and Robert Glasper, a new generation is embracing jazz. Meet five artists of color who are making music to fight the power, tell our stories and heal our hearts in these tough times.
Photos and reporting by Ayşe Gürsöz. Introduction by Akiba SolomonMar 15, 20175:06PM EDT
Thousands of Indigenous people and allies descended on Washington, D.C., last week for the three-day Native Nations Rise convening and mass march. Photographer and digital storyteller Ayşe Gürsöz captured the whole thing.
Text and Photos by Ayşe GürsözFeb 13, 20174:18PM EST
Chicano/Native/Yaqui artist Ernesto Yerena Montejano explores questions of identity, gender norms, politics and spirituality in his vibrant illustrations, prints and collages. Here, an intimate portrait of the man behind the ”We the Resilient” image you keep seeing at protests across the country.
An intimate look at the some of the protectors (not protesters) living in the Oceti Sakowin camp in Standing Rock to oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Text and Photos by Sameer RaoJul 28, 20165:12PM EDT