Human Rights
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!["I am so proud of you," [my mother] said as I tugged at the hem of the smart trousers I planned to wear to [my] law school graduation. "Your father would be too." When he died, [my mother] plummeted into the depths of despair. And in the process, she pushed me away and snatched me back in an emotional tug of war that nobody can win. Somehow, together, we managed to strike an equilibrium wading through the thick swamp together. And now we’ve emerged, [my mom] wrapped in her bathrobe, and me in my black…](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%20510%20315'%2F%3E ""I am so proud of you," [my mother] said as I tugged at the hem of the smart trousers I planned to wear to [my] law school graduation. "Your father would be too." When he died, [my mother] plummeted into the depths of despair. And in the process, she pushed me away and snatched me back in an emotional tug of war that nobody can win. Somehow, together, we managed to strike an equilibrium wading through the thick swamp together. And now we’ve emerged, [my mom] wrapped in her bathrobe, and me in my black trousers. Image by Kenya Jade Pinto, National Geographic Your Shot.")
Pulitzer Center Update
Photographers Submit Photos of Strong Women From Around the World
The Pulitzer Center partnership with Your Shot— National Geographic’s photo community made up of...
March 13, 2017 -
Pulitzer Center Update
'The Guilfordian' on Amy Toensing Lecture at Hege Library
The Guilfordian's Abigail Bekele wrote about Pulitzer Center grantee Amy Toensing's visit to North...
March 13, 2017 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Pulitzer Center Grantee Brings "Signs of Your Identity" to Canada
Pulitzer Center grantee Daniella Zalcman visited 14 schools in Canada to present "Signs of Your...
March 7, 2017 -
This global reporting project on urbanization in the developing world examines how three major...
!["I am so proud of you," [my mother] said as I tugged at the hem of the smart trousers I planned to wear to [my] law school graduation. "Your father would be too." When he died, [my mother] plummeted into the depths of despair. And in the process, she pushed me away and snatched me back in an emotional tug of war that nobody can win. Somehow, together, we managed to strike an equilibrium wading through the thick swamp together. And now we’ve emerged, [my mom] wrapped in her bathrobe, and me in my black…](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/03-13-17/yourshot.strongwomen.kenyajadepinto.jpg.webp?h=ada05aa9&itok=4VjRU1QU ""I am so proud of you," [my mother] said as I tugged at the hem of the smart trousers I planned to wear to [my] law school graduation. "Your father would be too." When he died, [my mother] plummeted into the depths of despair. And in the process, she pushed me away and snatched me back in an emotional tug of war that nobody can win. Somehow, together, we managed to strike an equilibrium wading through the thick swamp together. And now we’ve emerged, [my mom] wrapped in her bathrobe, and me in my black trousers. Image by Kenya Jade Pinto, National Geographic Your Shot.")
![Masika Katsuva is a central figure in the Pulitzer Center-supported documentary "Seeds of Hope." She created a support center and farming community in the Democratic Republic of Congo to assist other survivors of rape, their children and orphans. Image by Fiona Lloyd-Davies. Democratic Republic of Congo, 2013.](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/03-08-17/masika.jpg.webp?h=426933fc&itok=tlODrzK6 "Masika Katsuva is a central figure in the Pulitzer Center-supported documentary "Seeds of Hope." She created a support center and farming community in the Democratic Republic of Congo to assist other survivors of rape, their children and orphans. Image by Fiona Lloyd-Davies. Democratic Republic of Congo, 2013.")
![Workers at a tannery near Vellore, India, are awash in "wet blue," a solution of chromium sulfate and water.](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/08-19-16/_c030458_0.jpg.webp?h=943238f6&itok=LZrK8xbI "Workers at a tannery near Vellore, India, are awash in "wet blue," a solution of chromium sulfate and water. Image by Larry C. Price. India, 2016.")
