Worthy to have “Inside Out” included in American Artist Appreciation month. @thedcarts.bsky.social Love that artists can be impactful across communities. @ild1985.bsky.social
Lorton Photography Project
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The story of DC residents who transform their prison experience while participating in a photography program. All images copyright PhotoChangeLLC.
In the November elections, to be radical is to be pragmatic.
Photographer Dawoud Bey tells Q guest host Garvia Bailey how history, media misrepresentation and a desire to channel the perspectives of past Black residents shape his work www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
What this photographer set out to capture in 1970s Harlem
Photographer Dawoud Bey tells Q guest host Garvia Bailey how history, media misrepresentation and a desire to channel the perspectives of past Black residents shape his work, from his early street pho...
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Born today in 1924, #JamesBaldwin used his talents to challenge racism and illuminate the African American experience. He remains one of the most quoted writers among present-day activists.
“Governor Abigail Spanberger has restored the right to vote to over 66,000 formerly incarcerated Virginians.” https://www.wvtf.org/news/2026-07-31/governor-spanberger-restores-voting-rights-to-more-than-66-000-formerly-incarcerated-virginians #Virginia #Democracy #VotingRights
Governor Spanberger restores voting rights to more than 66,000 formerly incarcerated Virginians
Virginia is one of a handful of states that takes the right to vote from those convicted of a felony, and then requires gubernatorial approval to restore those rights.
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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Friday that she has restored voting rights for 66,085 people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to vote due to past felony convictions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Virginia Gov. Spanberger has restored voting rights for 66,000 people with past felony convictions
The volume presents a dramatic reversal of prior Gov. Glenn Youngkin's tenure, when he restored less than 10,000 voter's rights during his entire four-year term.
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Excellent news #restorethevote boltsmag.org/virginia-gov...
Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights for Thousands With Past Felony Convictions - Bolts
This is the only state that was banning people convicted of any felony from voting for life. Virginians have an opportunity to end that system for good in November.
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Baseless prosecutions abuse our judicial system and ruin lives. This case is a high-profile example but Jeanine Pirro's abuse of her office has hurt thousands of DC residents and still hurting people. She needs to be held accountable.
Justice Department moves to drop case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool - WTOP News
The Justice Department moved Friday to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
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‘Black is Beautiful: The Kwame Braithwaite Story’ shines light on photographer who documented Black expression timesofsandiego.com/arts/2026/07...
'Black is Beautiful: The Kwame Braithwaite Story' shines light on photographer who documented Black expression
The documentary, screening at MOPA, part of the San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park, explores Kwame Braithwaite's long life and career.
timesofsandiego.com
“Building community is our best defense against Trump.” @marcelias.bsky.social
The Trump administration has depleted the federal government’s ability to detect and respond to foreign attempts to influence elections. bit.ly/4pmBCJb
Trump Administration Cuts Make Elections More Vulnerable to Foreign Influence and Disinformation
The depletion of staff and resources at various agencies leaves the government underprepared to respond to attempts to influence elections by China, Russia, and others.
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NEW: Federal lawmakers are working to repeal D.C.'s "second chance law," arguing that the measure is too soft on crime. It would be a mistake, Robert Barton argues in an opinion piece: The landmark D.C. legislation has changed lives and ultimately made our community better.
Congress shouldn't overturn D.C.'s second chance laws. I'm proof
At just 16 years old, I made a drastic decision that derailed my life. But I'm the beneficiary of a law that allowed me to redefine myself.
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"They were hunting for Latinos. They saw a Brown man, a Latino man, driving a work truck, and they followed suit. We all know now what the deadly consequences of that are."
“They Were Hunting for Latinos”: LULAC CEO on ICE Killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston
“They were hunting for Latinos.” Outcry is continuing over the ICE shooting death of 52-year-old Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in a majority-Latino neighborhood in Houston, Texas, last week. Events pieced together by eyewitness videos and te...
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It's Nelson Mandela's birthday. Honor him by doing something to defeat white supremacy.
Join our Arts as Activism Camp for hands-on photography, art, storytelling, leadership and team-building activities. Campers will learn new skills, build confidence, express themselves creatively and showcase their work at the end of camp. Register here: https://bit.ly/3Qz3Tzt
Between yesterday and today, at least 23 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes. And some of the countries remaining silent still pretend to defend human rights....
Consider a donation to the volunteer-run free museum honoring Harriet Tubman Harriettubmanmuseumcenter.org hyperallergic.com/mural-damage...
Mural Damaged in Break-In at Harriet Tubman Museum
The recently renovated Maryland museum also said its donation box was taken in last weekend’s burglary.
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NEW: Analysis from @americanprogress.bsky.social backs up with data what DC communities have been saying for nearly a year: The National Guard's deployment in DC is not making us any safer.
The Trump Administration’s $1.7 Billion National Guard Deployments Fail To Reduce Urban Crime
New CAP analysis reveals the Trump administration’s costly National Guard deployments have failed to reduce violent crime despite its claims of success.
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Check out the UK’s @andyaitchison.bsky.social book at Bluecoat Press where he documented behind prison walls.
Robert Gumpert@ragumpert.bsky.social · 4w agoAndy Aitchison - Incarcerated Dozens of prisons were built in the UK between 1842 and 1877; over 30 of them remain in use today. For over 20 years Andy Aitchison, the UK’s foremost prison photographer, has photographed behind the walls. bluecoatpress.co.uk/product/inca...
the president’s biggest supporters in town for the celebration it looks like
Rafael M Batista@rafmbatista.bsky.social · last mo.Patriot front marching from Union Station right now. White supremacist and neo-fascist organization. Cowards.
As artists like Amy Sherald, Marta Minujín, and Faith Ringgold remind us, the monument is far from a neutral symbol of so-called American values. hyperallergic.com/p/f4e445e6-6...
What Does the Statue of Liberty Stand For?
As artists like Amy Sherald, Marta Minujín, and Faith Ringgold remind us, the monument is far from a neutral symbol of so-called American values.
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What's 4th of July to detainees in Delaney Hall?
Beverly Price and Gordon Parks at the Center for Art and Advocacy, sharing a language. #intergenerational
Tell 19 Governors to recall their troops out of the capital. Write a letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/nati...
National Guard Out Now: Tell 19 Governors to recall their troops out of the capital
The National Guard are not improving safety in Washington DC, a federal court has ruled their presence to be illegal, and Guard members are increasingly detaining people in DC without cause — sometime...
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Filmmaker Bernard Seaborn with the work of Gordon Parks, Center for Art and Advocacy, Brooklyn.
Our team joined the conversation along with Center photographer Ruvan. @empearce.bsky.social
Karen Ruckman@ruckmanphoto.bsky.social · 2mo agoAn extraordinary evening at the Center for Art and Advocacy, Artist talk with Beverly Price around the themes of her show, “A Language We Share: Beverly Price and Gordon Parks” Cheryl Finley + Leslie Parks Bailey + Beverly Price
Happy Primary Election Day DC! Excited to vote for @janeese4dc.bsky.social #freedc
“All good work has magic in it.” #DuaneMichals Thank you to the photographer who gaves us permission to write on photographs. Hanging out at Santa Fe Workshops @ruckmanphoto.bsky.social
When a Photographer Turned His Focus on Social Injustice, It Helped Usher in the First Child Labor Laws www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when...
When a Photographer Turned His Focus on Social Injustice, It Helped Usher in the First Child Labor Laws
Lewis Hine didn’t consider his job as taking pictures; it was “detective work.” Sometimes gaining access with ruse and subterfuge, he captured stark images that touched hearts and changed minds
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Across these pairings, the images do not just sit beside one other, they press against each other, and at times complete one another. #BeverlyPrice #GordonParks brooklynrail.org/2026/06/arts...
Beverly Price & Gordon Parks: A Language We Share | The Brooklyn Rail
Installed as a series of pairings rather than a linear chronology, A Language We Share: Beverly Price and Gordon Parks at the Center for Art and Advocacy Gallery, places images in quiet but deliberate...
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