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Photos: Reaction To The Derek Chauvin Verdict

Jeanette Rupert smiles as she speaks to the crowd at George Floyd square in front of "Icon of a Revolution," a painting of Floyd by Peyton Scott Russell, in Minneapolis. Rupert grew up in the neighborhood and helped found 612 MASH, a nonprofit that provides medical treatment to people in and around George Floyd Square. Evan Frost/MPR hide caption

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Photos: Reaction To The Derek Chauvin Verdict

Around the country, people celebrated after a former Minneapolis police officer was convicted in the murder of George Floyd.

Monday

Photos: The Culture Of Whales

Humpback whales, working in teams, circle herring with disorienting curtains of bubbles off Alaska's coast, then shoot up from below with their mouths open. This innovation developed among unrelated groups of humpbacks but is now a widely adopted practice. Brian Skerry/National Geographic hide caption

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Photos: The Culture Of Whales

Belugas play, a sperm whale nurses, and orcas teach their pups to hunt in a series of photographs from National Geographic photographer and explorer Brian Skerry.

Photos: The Culture Of Whales

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Sunday

House Of Yes Performers At Home: How Artists Persevere

Tanya Karina, a resident artist at the House of Yes, was in Texas waiting to perform at South by Southwest when the news broke about the severity of the pandemic. Since March 2020, Karina has been using their free time studying holistic therapy and learning the dance form of waacking. José A. Alvarado Jr. for NPR hide caption

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House Of Yes Performers At Home: How Artists Persevere

The House of Yes performance venue in Brooklyn is closed for now, but the artists that were active in it are busier than ever, finding themselves and making art that speaks to the times we live in.

Sunday

PHOTOS: Mumbai Falls In Love All Over Again With Its Forgotten Fountains

Mumbai's grand Keshavji Nayak fountain towers above the street and serves as a place of respite for thirsty passers-by. It's one of dozens of ornate fountains in the city, built during the British colonial era. Viraj Nayar for NPR hide caption

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PHOTOS: Mumbai Falls In Love All Over Again With Its Forgotten Fountains

They're majestic. They're neglected. And now they're slowly being fixed up. Conservationists are preserving them — and officials hope the fountains will supply free water for the city's impoverished.

PHOTOS: Mumbai Falls In Love All Over Again With Its Forgotten Fountains

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Blowing Bubbles And Running From Bombs: The Reality Of War For The Children Of Syria

Jan. 19, 2017: Douma — A young girl blows bubbles. Bassam Khabieh/Reuters hide caption

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Blowing Bubbles And Running From Bombs: The Reality Of War For The Children Of Syria

As the 10-year anniversary of the war approaches, a new book from the photojournalist Bassam Khabieh shares moments of normalcy and resilience against a backdrop of violence, displacement and fear.

Blowing Bubbles And Running From Bombs: The Reality Of War For The Children Of Syria

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Black Photographers Speak From Behind 'The Black Shutter'

Students celebrate their graduation from Howard University at the end of the 148th Commencement ceremony, at the Upper Quandrangle on campus, on May 7, 2016. Washington, D.C. photojournalist and professor Cheriss May spoke about her photography on The Black Shutter Podcast. Cheriss May hide caption

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Black Photographers Speak From Behind 'The Black Shutter'

The Black Shutter Podcast serves as a platform for Black photographers to share their stories, struggles and achievements.

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Dive, Dance, Commune, Pray: How Health Workers Cope In A Year Of Pandemic

Dr. Storm Bissict, 35, dives in False Bay along the coast of Cape Town. It's her way of decompressing from her hectic pandemic days. Charlie Shoemaker for NPR hide caption

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Dive, Dance, Commune, Pray: How Health Workers Cope In A Year Of Pandemic

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic. We interviewed 9 health workers around the world to learn what's surprised them most — and how they've managed to cope.

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Housing Projects And Empty Lots. How Chanell Stone Is Reframing Nature Photography

Chanell Stone photographs places like overgrown lots and green spaces at public housing projects, often including herself in the frame. Above, "In search of a certain Eden," 2019, Brooklyn. Chanell Stone hide caption

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Housing Projects And Empty Lots. How Chanell Stone Is Reframing Nature Photography

Chanell Stone wants to change how people think about nature photography. "As Black people, it feels like these rural spaces aren't for us," she says. "I want to turn that idea on its head."