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Photo Essay: AWAKENING

"Whose Streets? Our Streets!” Image by Mateo Ruiz González. United States, 2020.

"Whose Streets? Our Streets!” Image by Mateo Ruiz González. United States, 2020.

“A great Day In Bedstuy.” Image by by Mateo Ruiz González. United States, 2020.

“A great Day In Bedstuy.” Image by Mateo Ruiz González. United States, 2020.

“Untitled.” Photo by Mateo Ruiz González. United States, 2020.

“Untitled.” Image by Mateo Ruiz González. United States, 2020.

“They Should Never Touch The Ground.” Image by Mateo Ruiz González. United States, 2020.

“They Should Never Touch The Ground.” Image by Mateo Ruiz González. United States, 2020.

This work is supported by BK ReaderBrooklyn Community Foundation COVID-19 Response Fund, The National Geographic Society’s COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists, The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, and The American Medical Association.


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