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An article by Lisa Reye titled “From Dusk ‘Til Dawn: Rural Migrant Workers,” in the May 2001 issue of Urban Latino, detailed the difficult working conditions of Latinos in the United States, one million of whom describe themselves as farmworkers. The article cataloged the farmworkers’ exploitation, noting that, “On average a worker earns less than […]

Durham photographer Ashley Oates witnessed the murder of her African-American neighbor, Rosmari Pleasure, by Rosmari’s ex-boyfriend. Unable to save Rosmari, Oates later felt compelled to honor her slain neighbor and exorcise her pain. One of her responses to the murder was to photograph an African-American undergraduate and build a blood-red hallway to house these photographic […]

Tammy Rae Carland, who teaches photography and video at UNC-Chapel Hill, has exhibited both internationally and locally (at Chapel Hill’s Ackland Museum of Art and at Raleigh’s LUMP gallery). She is also one of the ladies behind Mr. Lady Records, an independent music, video and distribution company that she runs with her partner, Kaia Wilson. […]