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Pulitzer Center Update
Cynthia Gorney Discussed Widowhood Project at University of Texas at Austin
Award-winning journalist Cynthia Gorney discussed her Pulitzer Center-supported National Geographic...
March 30, 2017 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Four Pulitzer Center Projects Receive 2017 Overseas Press Club Awards
The International Consortium for Journalists, Elliott Woods, Malia Politzer and Emily Kassie, and...
March 22, 2017 -
Education Resource
Meet the Journalist: Joshua Kucera
Joshua Kucera traveled the length of the conventional border between Europe and Asia, from Istanbul...
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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
NatGeo Your Shot Features Photos of Inspiring Women
The Pulitzer Center partnered with Your Shot–National Geographic’s photo community made up of over...
March 6, 2017
!["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.")
