“We deserve to be in these spaces as much as anyone else,” said Shamay Thomas, a member of Outdoor Afro, The Mountaineers and Black People Hike. Photographed at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, Wash., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, for the Washington Post.
Isaiah McNeill of hip-hop duo I.O.U. at the New Brunswick Transit Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey. For I.O.U.
A software engineer at her home on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, in Seattle, Wash. The engineer came forward with accusations against a star professor in her field. For The Wall Street Journal.
Capt. Simratpal Singh, who was granted an exemption by the Army to wear a beard and turban, in Renton, Wash. in November 2016. For the Sikh Coalition.
“It’s really important to let kids know that they were born into a changing world, that they did not betray the world by being born, and that they are born into a time where they can do profound good,” says scientist Sarah Myhre, shown with her 6-year-old son, Ansel. For the Washington Post.
Thomas Quinn, professor and salmon scientist at the University of Washington, on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017, at the school’s Fishery Sciences Building in Seattle, Wash. For CNN.
Tamara, an undocumented woman from Africa, whose legal status had expired, and whose name was changed in this piece to protect her against possible enforcement action by the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, poses for a portrait on Saturday, April 15, 2017. Tamara has lived in and out of status in New England for about 14 years, while studying, working as a nurse, and taking care of her three children. For the Valley News.
Ijeoma Oluo, author of “So You Want To Talk About Race,” on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. For NBC News.
Sheley Secrest, former vice president for the King County NAACP, stands among demonstrators on Feb. 25, 2016, at a rally for for Che Taylor, who was shot and killed by Seattle Police. For The Seattle Globalist.
Joshua Collins, a 26 year-old socialist truck driver running to represent Washington State’s 10th Congressional District, poses for a portrait at his home and campaign headquarters in Tacoma, Wash. on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. Collins often records TikTok videos for his campaign from a laundry room-turned-studio at his home. For The Verge.
A member of Rancho Viejo Charro Association waves during the 56th annual Sunfair Parade on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, in downtown Yakima, Wash. For the Yakima Herald-Republic.
Iftan Hagimohamed, 32, poses for a portrait at the New Holly Gathering Hall on Nov. 12, 2016. For the Seattle Weekly.