Culture
Aaron Clark is photographed at Hot Mass in Downtown, Pittsburgh on March 20, 2019. Clark is co-founder of the Humanaut and Honcho DJ collectives/event production crews, and the weekly 'Hot Mass' after-hours club in Pittsburgh. He also serves as a key member of Pittsburgh's annual VIA Music & New Media Festival.
Lauren Goshinski, co-founder of the VIA Festival, gfx collective, and resident DJ at Hot Mass is photographed at the after-hours club in Pittsburgh on March, 20, 2019.
Several hundred supporters of the Second Amendment gather at the City-County Building on Monday, January 7, 2019 in Downtown, Pittsburgh. The protesters gathered to rally against the city council's proposed restrictions and banning of semi-automatic rifles, certain ammunition and firearms accessories within city limits.
1.) Clayton Long, 65, at San Juan High School on October 2, 2018 in Blanding, Utah. 2.) Tiana Sam, 16, Miss Blue Mountain Unity Princess 2017-18, photographed at San Juan High School on October 3, 2018 in Blanding, Utah. "It's important to me to save our culture and language because I'm full Navajo. Its important to pass it on to the next generation," says Sam. 3.) Marion Sequaptewa, 16, holds her great grandfather's ceremonial basket, as she is photographed at San Juan High School on October 2, 2018 in Blanding, Utah. "My Grandpa always tells me I'm not a true Navajo if I don't speak the language," she says. "It's important to me because other tribes are forgetting their language. I don't want my tribe to forget ours." 4.) Demarian Benally, 14, photographed at San Juan High School on October 2, 2018 in Blanding, Utah. Banally says, "It is important to me to save Navajo language and protect our tradition. Our culture will be stronger and others will be able to learn it." 5.) Syiera Tsosie, 14, at San Juan High School on October 2, 2018 in Blanding, Utah. "I grew up with Navajo. My mom taught me like her mother did. Navajo is passed down. Today many families are losing their traditional ways." 6.) Charlotta Lacy, a teacher at San Juan High School is photographed on October 2, 2018 in Blanding, Utah. 7.) Claramae Armajo, 14, photographed at San Juan High School on October 2, 2018 in Blanding, Utah. "My great grandmother used to speak to me in Navajo. I'm very thankful that she and my grandma taught me." 8.) Esperanzo Lee, 16, holds her Navajo flute, as she is photographed at San Juan High School on October 2, 2018 in Blanding, Utah. "It's a good thing to keep our culture and language alive. It's something we need to keep going for our youth. It brings happiness to our elders that we can share and show our culture is still here," says Lee.
Rodeo clown Lecile Harris, 81, of Collierville, Tenn., sits near his trailer as he waits for the start of the Fort Armstrong Championship Rodeo on Friday, July 13, 2018 at the Crooked Creek Horse Park in Ford City, Pa. Harris has been working in rodeos for 63 years and was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2007.
Beth Haifley, 5, of Baltimore, Md., watches competitors talk at the Fort Armstrong Championship Rodeo on Friday, July 13, 2018 at the Crooked Creek Horse Park in Ford City, Pa.
Jack Loughner, 13, of Ligonier, Pa., rides his horse in a paddock as he prepares for the team roping competition at the Fort Armstrong Championship Rodeo on Friday, July 13, 2018 at the Crooked Creek Horse Park in Ford City, Pa.
The U.S. flag brought into the arena for the National Anthem at the Fort Armstrong Championship Rodeo on Friday, July 13, 2018 at the Crooked Creek Horse Park in Ford City, Pa.
Cowboys stand in the pens as they watch the Fort Armstrong Championship Rodeo on Friday, July 13, 2018 at the Crooked Creek Horse Park in Ford City, Pa.
A cowboy battles a steer in the steer wrestling competition at the Fort Armstrong Championship Rodeo on Friday, July 13, 2018 at the Crooked Creek Horse Park in Ford City, Pa.
Bull rider Timmy Smith, 30, of LaBelle, Florida, waits for his turn to compete in the Fort Armstrong Championship Rodeo on Friday, July 13, 2018 at the Crooked Creek Horse Park in Ford City, Pa.
A rider competes in the barrel racing competition during the Fort Armstrong Championship Rodeo on Friday, July 13, 2018 at the Crooked Creek Horse Park in Ford City, Pa.
Doris Wolfe, 62, center, sits with her son, John, left, as they watch the Fort Armstrong Championship Rodeo on Friday, July 13, 2018 at the Crooked Creek Horse Park in Ford City, Pa.
People watch the Fort Armstrong Championship Rodeo on Friday, July 13, 2018 at the Crooked Creek Horse Park in Ford City, Pa.
Cash Austin Lee Markel, 9, right, and his brother, Carter James Callahan, 6, of Dover, Pa., sit on fencing as they watch the Fort Armstrong Championship Rodeo on Friday, July 13, 2018 at the Crooked Creek Horse Park in Ford City, Pa.
Justin Reefer, 33, of Kittanning, Pa., waits for his turn to compete in team roping at the Fort Armstrong Championship Rodeo on Friday, July 13, 2018 at the Crooked Creek Horse Park in Ford City, Pa.
A few images from my weekend camping with friends at FarmJammaLamma on July 6, 2018 in Brookville, Pa.
Yarizeo Morales, 4, right, and her sister, Yulissa, 7, join in the ‘We Will Not Be Banned!’ protest as it marched through Downtown Pittsburgh, Pa. on Sunday, July 1, 2018. The rally was in response to the Supreme Court decision announced this week to uphold the Muslim Ban, as well as protesting the separation of children on the border with Mexico and the recent police shooting of Antwon Rose II in East Pittsburgh, Pa.
Michael and Ashley Cannon stand with their children, left to right, Pierce 12, Niles, 4, Clark, 5, and 17-month-old Beaux in their home on June 24, 2018 in East Pittsburgh, Pa. They live very close to the location where Antwon Rose II was killed by an East Pittsburgh police officer on Tuesday, June 19, and now struggle with what Rose's death means to them and their community. (Photo by Justin Merriman/For The Washington Post)
Clark Cannon, 5, blows bubbles on the front porch of his home on June 24, 2018 in East Pittsburgh, Pa.
Michael Cannon sits in his home on June 24, 2018 in East Pittsburgh, Pa.
Pierce Cannon, 12, stands in his home on June 24, 2018 in East Pittsburgh, Pa. "My fear is out of nowhere I'm just gonna get shot," he says.
To read more visit the Washington Post.
People take to the streets of Pittsburgh in the days following the police killing of an unarmed black male. 17-year-old Antwon Rose II was shot by an East Pittsburgh police officer on June 19 after the vehicle he was riding in was stopped by police. Rose, a passenger in the car, fled the vehicle during the traffic stop, and was shot three times by Officer Michael Rosfeld who has been charged with criminal homicide. (Photo by Justin Merriman/Getty Images)
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Hundreds of Muslims gather to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, a celebration marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, on June 15, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
A person is tackled by Pittsburgh Police after he rushed a member of the Westboro Baptist Church and ripped a sign out of their hands as they demonstrated near Carnegie Mellon University on Thursday in Pittsburgh.
The Christopher Columbus statue in Pittsburgh stands splattered with paint after being defaced on Columbus Day, Monday, October 9, 2017.
Many have called for the renaming of the holiday to Indigenous Peoples' Day as a way to recognize the oppression of Native Americans. More than 50 cities and states across the US have renamed Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Leon Moyer, 60, owner of JL Signs stands in front of his business on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2017 in Ruffs Dale, Pa. Moyer has continued to make and sale pro-Trump signs and bumper stickers long after the election has passed. Read more about Moyer in the New York Post.
