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Black Appalachia

prehnite wrote in ontd_political Jun 23, 2017 16:02

One photographer wants to show that the face of coal country might not be as white as you think.

The conventional portrayal of people who live in Appalachian coal country, a part of the United States that has ballooned in the national consciousness after its support for Donald Trump in the 2016 election, has generally focused on a few key ( Read more... )

working class, photography, mining, kentucky

NPR: Vibrator Maker To Pay Millions Over Claims It Secretly Tracked Use

lafinjack wrote in ontd_political Mar 16, 2017 18:08

The makers of the We-Vibe, a line of vibrators that can be paired with an app for remote-controlled use, have reached a $3.75 million class action settlement with users following allegations that the company was collecting data on when and how the sex toy was used ( Read more... )

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Fight Continues Over Right to Monkey Selfie

lafinjack wrote in ontd_political Aug 15, 2014 05:05

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animal rights, law, not the onion, free speech, nazism, important issues, indonesia, photography, animals

Gerda Taro: The forgotten photojournalist killed in action

bethan_b_bad wrote in ontd_political Mar 09, 2014 00:41

In July 1937 a Jewish emigre from Nazi Germany became the first female war photographer to die on assignment. At the age of 26, Gerda Taro was just starting to make a name for herself and had already helped launch the career of the young Robert Capa ( Read more... )

jewish people, history, spain, bbc, bad assery, journalism, war crimes, photography

"Give me your tired, your poor..."

mzflux wrote in ontd_political Feb 20, 2014 02:10

Food stamp recipients document their lives in photos

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* Read the article here: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/picturing-hunger-in-america/Read more... )

hiv/aids, colorado, food, important issues, photography, health

"School Teacher Wears The Same Outfit For Yearbook Pictures for 40 Years".

ladypolitik wrote in ontd_political Jul 25, 2013 18:46

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Daughter of Zimmerman's Lawyer Shares a Family Photo

ook wrote in ontd_political Jun 28, 2013 23:35

The defense lawyer who opened the George Zimmerman murder trial with a knock-knock joke has found himself in a sticky situation Friday after apparently taking a “selfie” photo earlier in the week, with his daughters Rachel and Molly West, that was later posted to Instagram ( Read more... )

race / racism, white people, trayvon martin case, photography

Black HERstory Month: Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, a flashbulb on the AIDS epidemic

jettakd wrote in ontd_political Feb 17, 2013 20:17

AT HOME WITH: Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe; Focusing on AIDS, and Life

By WILL JOYNER
Originally Published: January 27, 1994

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hiv/aids, black history month, photography, aids, black people, women

60 Moments That Gave Me The Chills During Seattle's First Day Of Marriage Equality

elialshadowpine wrote in ontd_political Dec 11, 2012 08:18

Relive one of the most emotionally exhausting days of my life, when 138 couples got married in downtown Seattle on the first day gay marriage was officially legal. Wow.

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picspam, photography, washington (the state), marriage, lgbtq / gender & sexual minorities, marriage equality, cuteness

New York Post's Subway Death Photo: Was It Ethical Photojournalism?

imnotasquirrel wrote in ontd_political Dec 04, 2012 17:28

When a news photographer witnesses a tragedy in the making, is his obligation to intervene or to document it?

That question has cropped up anew following the New York Post’s publication, on its front page, of a photo taken moments after a man was pushed onto subway tracks, and moments before he was hit and killed by an oncoming train.

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photography, ethics