When I was in kindergarten, September was a magical time. As the teachers let us out of class for recess, we would sprint toward the playground, jumping in the air, whooping, cupping our hands together, trying to catch the elusive…
In the spring of 2023, Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds was fighting to beat off a spirited primary challenge. Just as the primary was entering its final stretch, journalist Dwayne Yancey scored a scoop: Deeds was almost completely off the…
“That would take 20 years,” Leonie Haimson said when asked to outline her involvement with New York City public school advocacy. She isn’t exaggerating. Haimson is the founder and director of Class Size Matters, a non-profit she formed in 2000…
“I’m six generations removed from enslavement on my mom’s side, my daughter and son are seven generations removed,” said Evan Milligan. “These things aren’t abstract concepts to me.” Milligan is a careful speaker with a deep, Southern accent, and an…
Mishal Husain is an award-winning British broadcaster and presenter, best known for her reporting at BBC News. In 2016, Husain was named by the “Sunday Times” as one of the 500 most influential people in Britain and one of the…
These stills are taken from Super 8 footage shot between New York City and New Haven in 2021, during the pandemic. I recorded these trips with the intention of remembering the often monotonous passages that would otherwise be forgotten. The…
In December 2015, rising rap star Meek Mill opened for Nicki Minaj at the Atlanta stop on her The Pinkprint album tour. The rapper was a budding talent in the hip-hop industry—Meek Mill was preparing to release his highly anticipated…
In February 2023, Esmeralda Prego migrated from the Philippines to Nantou, Taiwan, to work as an in-home caretaker. She expected to spend her time helping an elderly grandmother with her daily routine. Instead, she found herself forced to work 13…
