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A gay rights activist marches in the 2015 Uganda gay pride parade in Entebbe, Uganda. Many LGBT Ugandans are forced to keep their identities secret, as same-sex relationships are punishable by up to 14 years in prison in the country. That sen

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Thousands of Pro-Palestine activists poured into the Bay Ridge neighborhood in Brooklyn to show their support for the Palestinian people on October 21, 2023. Much of the daytime rally remained peaceful with protesters carrying signs, flags and shari

A woman embraces a female police officer at the 2022 International Women’s March in Mexico City. Wearing a purple scarf symbolizing solidarity with the marchers, the officer nodded in agreement as the activist called justice for the thousands of wom

Children with physical and intellectual disabilities board a school bus in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya. Children with special needs often have difficulty finding safe and accessible transportation to and from school in this informal se

“Uhuru must go!” yells a demonstrator in Kibera, an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya in 2017. The man blamed current President Uhuru Kenyatta for the lack of jobs and widespread poverty in the area, and demanded that the President step down fr

Families wait for emergency food relief at a distribution site in Baringo County, Kenya in 2017. Kenya is one of several East African countries experiencing a severe drought leading to widespread food insecurity throughout the region.

A fisherman watches boats return from sea in Mombasa, Kenya.

Thousands of Pro-Palestine activists poured into the Bay Ridge neighborhood in Brooklyn to show their support for the Palestinian people on October 21, 2023. Much of the daytime rally remained peaceful with protesters carrying signs, flags and shari

Refugees from South Sudan gather for a Christian church service in northern Uganda in 2017.

A student waits to collect her ration of emergency food relief in Baringo County, Kenya in 2017. Kenya is one of several East African countries experiencing a severe drought, which has led to widespread food insecurity throughout the region.

Dozens of gay rights activists and allies marched, chanted and danced in the 2015 gay pride parade in Uganda. Many waved rainbow flags and wore colorful masks to conceal their identities.

Dozens of gay rights activists and allies marched, chanted and danced in the small parade, many waving rainbow flags and wearing colorful masks to conceal their identities.

Clinic staff ration ART drugs at a treatment center in Uganda. Shelves are mostly empty despite multiple requests for emergency orders of Septrin and second line drugs. There were “less than two months of stock” for most HIV/AIDS drugs according to

A man holds bullet casings marked with the Kenya Defense Force (KDF) stamp in Nairobi, Kenya. KDF is an umbrella agency consisting of the Kenya’s Army, Navy and Airforce. Agencies within KDF have been accused of human rights abuses including extraju

Ibadha Malele, 38, holds an Oxfam Water ATM token in Hadado town, Northern Kenya.

“Uhuru must go!” yells a demonstrator in Kibera, an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya in 2017. The man blamed current President Uhuru Kenyatta for the lack of jobs and widespread poverty in the area, and demanded that the President step down fro

A girl walks on the beach during low tide in Paje, Zanzibar.

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For children with disabilities, it’s nearly impossible to navigate the slippery, muddy roads of Kibera. A Kenyan father has made it his mission to drive these kids to school, who can’t get there otherwise.

Dia de los Muertos celebration in Mexico City, Mexico.

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George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Mrs. Pride Uganda 2015 pose for a photo in Kampala, Uganda.

Women carry their children through a sandstorm in a remote village of Wajir County, Kenya.

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A hospice nurse examines Beatrice Namnganza during a home visit in southern Uganda in 2017. Namnganza tried to pick up her monthly prescription of antiretroviral medication but the clinic was out of stock. That was 13 days ago. Now she suffers from

Hospice nurses talk to Harriet Namuwoya inside her home. Namuyowa is unable to walk do to nerve pain caused by the large, cancerous tumour in her stomach. The former farmer and mother-of-seven now spends her days sleeping on a sunken foam mattress

A woman collects water from a rainwater harvesting tank in a remote village in Northern Kenya in 2017.

Abdiruzak Dahir, 25, stands next to his flock of 34 dead goats and sheep in Northern Kenya. Most of his livestock died during the ongoing drought in the Horn of Africa; the remaining few are too weak and sick to survive until the October rains, he s

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Maleta "Queen" Kimmons stands at the North Minneapolis O'Reilly Autoparts store on Broadway. The store was demolished during a recent demonstration in the city.

Women and children sing in a Sunday church choir in rural Burundi.

A man watches a car fire at the Target on Lake Street in Minneapolis.Demonstrators were protesting the death of George Floyd who was arrested by 3rd District police late last month in South Minneapolis.Floyd died while in police custody. A viral vid

Demonstrators watch a protest unfold outside the 3rd Precinct Police Station in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Collecting starfish in tiny swimsuits with Kenga on an island in the Indian Ocean.

A man takes a cellphone video outside a Target in Minneapolis, MInnesota on May 28, 2020.

A boy waits near the corner of New York Street in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Northern Kenya. He is one of 185,449 registered refugees and asylum-seekers in the camp. Most are from Somalia, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Uganda; all have fled war, conflict or

Members of the Ugandan lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community celebrated their fourth annual Pride Uganda festival in August 2015, defying strict laws criminalizing homosexuality with up to 14 years in jail.

Holding his daughter’s red pocket mirror Musa Gali, 46, carefully dabs at the cancerous tumor covering the right side of his face in his home in southern Uganda. The farmer and father of seven was diagnosed with ocular cancer in 2015, and was respon

A supporter of President Donald Trump laughs as he records two anti-Trump protesters during a demonstration in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 2019.

Clarice Akinyi, 35, washes clothes in Mathare Ward, Mashimoni Village, Nairobi, Kenya. She is a domestic worker by trade.

Gladys Achieng, 28, and her newborn baby in Mashimoni village, Mathare, Nairobi, Kenya.

Some members of the Ugandan LGBTI community wore masks to conceal their identities at the 2015 gay pride parade. Gay and transgender Ugandans frequently face violence and discrimination due to their sexual orientation and are often unable to find —

Surrounded by offerings, liquor bottles and animal pelts, Shaman Bujagali speaks about his role as a religious leader and protector of the ancestral spirits residing on the Nile River in Uganda.

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