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Viola Fletcher, 109, known as Mother Fletcher, the oldest survivor of the Tulsa race massacre, poses for a portrait on Juneteenth in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 19, 2023. Fletcher recently co-published her memoir "Don't Let Them Bury My Story" with her grandson, Ike Howard. (For The Guardian)
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American psychiatrist and schizophrenia researcher E. Fuller Torrey sits for a portrait at his Bethesda, MD house on Friday, December 2, 2022. (For The New York Times)
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Pro-abortion rights activists Nicole Enfield (L), Rolande Baker, and Emily Paterson stand for a portrait at the Supreme Court of the United States before their sentencing for interrupting judicial proceedings during a Nov. 2 Supreme Court hearing in Washington, D.C., on Friday, January 13, 2023. (For NBC News)
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Marianne Williamson, a Democratic Presidential candidate for the U.S. 2024 Elections, poses for a portrait at her Washington, D.C. apartment on Monday, May 15, 2023. (For The Free Press)
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Christopher Boyer, 63, a Republican actor retired from a successful career in Hollywood, poses for a portrait at home in Hagerstown, MD, on Friday, August 4, 2023. He is a native of Hagerstown and, for now, he said, is supporting Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina for president. (For The New York Times)
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Wendell Gardner Jr., a former federal judge, and his stepdaughter Halston Mathis pose for a portrait at home in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Gardner Jr. was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and Lewy body dementia in 2020. (For U.S. News & World Report)
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Mackenzie, a college senior from Texas stands for an anonymous portrait in her college dormitory in Washington, D.C., on Monday, November 1, 2021. After a surge of campus activism during the Trump years, a growing number of Gen Z job seekers are now discovering a downside to their political engagement. While employers say they are eager for diversity and advise applicants to “bring their whole selves” to the job hunt, Mackenzie and some of her peers don’t trust them to look beyond ideology. Mackenzie has two résumés: the public one she sends to prospective employers and the private one that nobody sees. They are both accurate descriptions of her experience. But the private résumé, which Mackenzie maintains in case she applies for a job as a community organizer, paints a much more specific and honest picture of her racial justice work on campus and in the community. (For The Washington Post)
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Kathi Muhammad, Founder and CEO of the non-profit organization, Serving Women Across Generations (S.W.A.G), stands for a portrait in Clinton, MD, on Thursday, February 16, 2023. (For The Guardian)
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At her house in Syracuse, New York, Juanita Collins, the matriarch of the Collin’s Barber & Beauty Shop and someone who I called grandma, peacefully went home to be with the Lord surrounded by her beloved Collins family. She was survived by four siblings, three sons, 16 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
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Sheikha Al-Zain Al-Sabah, the Ambassador of Kuwait to the United States, poses for a portrait at the Embassy of Kuwait in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, June 11, 2023. (For Vogue Arabia)
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Sheikha Al-Zain Al-Sabah, the Ambassador of Kuwait to the United States, poses for a portrait at the Embassy of Kuwait in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, June 11, 2023. (For Vogue Arabia)
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Libby Sheldon, 57, a lawyer and an award-winning mountain biker, poses for a portrait near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. (For AARP)
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American tech journalist and author Kara Swisher, renowned for her recently published "Burn Book," poses for a portrait in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, February 29, 2024. (For The Guardian)
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A reflection of Reggie Van Lee, the newly appointed chairman of the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, is pictured in his apartment in Washington, D.C., on November 11, 2021. (For The Washington Post)
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Cassandra Crifasi, Deputy Director of the Center for Gun Violence Prevention and Policy at John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, poses for a portrait at home in Annapolis, MD, on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. (For The New York Times)
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Nathan Picarsic and Emily de la Bruyère, cofounders of Horizon Advisory, pose for a portrait in Washington, DC, on August 24, 2023. Horizon Advisory is a strategy consultancy that helps U.S. companies, investors, and government agencies understand and respond to the implications of China’s approach to global competition. (For The Washington Post)
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Lisa Fager, the executive director of the Black Georgetown Foundation, poses for a portrait in front of Dumbarton House in Washington, D.C., on Monday, July 31, 2023. Black Georgetown Foundation is a nonprofit managing the preservation of the Mount Zion and Female Union Band Society Cemeteries. (For The New York Times)
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American gun control activist and a survivor of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, David Hogg, 22, stands for a portrait inside the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 9, 2022. (For TIME)
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A Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center resident holds a tambourine after her final performance as part of Sound Impact's "Use Your Voice" residency in Alexandria, VA, on Friday, May 26, 2023. Sound Impact collaborates with Alexandria Juvenile Detention Center to provide incarcerated youth with live performances and arts-integrated education. The three-day “Use Your Voice” residency culminates in a joint performance - fusing the youth's words and musical creations with Sound Impact’s live music. (For National Public Radio)
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Sheikha Al-Zain Al-Sabah, the Ambassador of Kuwait to the United States, poses for a portrait at the Embassy of Kuwait in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, June 11, 2023. (For Vogue Arabia)
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Veteran Heath Haug poses for a portrait with his miniature donkeys in Radford, VA, on Friday, August 18, 2023. Haug developed chronic pain from serving in the infantry for most of his 22 years in the Army and National Guard, followed by more than a decade as a police officer. He is part of Salem VA Medical Hospital’s ‘Whole-Health’ PREVAIL Program to ease pain. (For AARP)
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Freweyni Asress, an activist who writes a 5-day diary to give readers a look into her sustainable lifestyle, sits for a portrait in her house in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, July 25, 2021. As a Black woman, she voices an important perspective about inclusivity within the sustainability movement. (For The Washington Post)
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Self-portrait, Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C., May 2022. The texture and color of the cyanotype look similar to a Shanku (衫褲), an everyday outfit worn by the Hakka ethnic group in China to which Shuran Huang proudly belongs. Worn by men and women of all ages, a Shanku (衫褲) is usually blue and black, with little ornamentation. (For National Public Radio)
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Eileen Cheng, 75, sits for a portrait with her oldest daughter, Marguerita Cheng, in her house in Potomac, MD, on Saturday, September 11, 2021. (For The New York Times)
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Frank Washington, a descendant of the Thoroughfare area, a historic African American community founded by formerly enslaved people that lies along Rt. 55 in western Prince William County, poses for a portrait at Oakrum Baptist Church in Manassas, VA, on Monday, February 13, 2023. Washington grew up attending the church. (For The Guardian)
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MA's mother poses for an anonymous portrait in Leesburg, VA, on Monday, July 10, 2023. She took her 15-year-old daughter to Reston Pediatrics in March 2017 to check whether she had meningitis. Dr. Martin Seth Forman, a pediatrician based in Leesburg, allegedly molested her daughter during her visit. (For NBC News)
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American actress Jenifer Lewis does a high kick as she poses for a portrait during her book event at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, MD, on Saturday, September 10, 2022. Her new book, Walking In My Joy, discusses a series of stirring, laugh-out-loud vignettes about her life. (For The Washington Post)
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Human rights activist and health care advocate Walter Flores stands for a portrait at his Baltimore, MD house on Wednesday, September 7, 2021. (For Global Citizen)
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American actress Jenifer Lewis, queen of the high kick, poses for a portrait during her book event at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, MD, on Saturday, September 10, 2022. Her new book, Walking In My Joy, discusses a series of stirring, laugh-out-loud vignettes about her life. (For The Washington Post)
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Li Yizhi (李奕志), 70, originally from Taishan, China, who has been working in the restaurant industry, stands for a portrait in Chinatown in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, October 22, 2022. He migrated to the United States 42 years ago and now works as a chef at Full Kee restaurant in Chinatown. (For The Washington Post Magazine)
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Mehdi Hasan, a British-American political journalist, broadcaster, and the host of The Mehdi Hasan Show, stands a portrait in his studio in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. Hasan will soon publish his new book, Win Every Argument. (For The Guardian)
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American attorney William Barr poses for a portrait at home in McLean, VA, on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. He served as the 77th and 85th United States attorney general in the administrations of Presidents George H. W. Bush and Donald Trump. (For National Public Radio)
