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Collage by West African women who are victims of female genital mutilation. Photo by Elisa Lagos A woman relived the terror of witnessing her sister being circumcised against her will in their West African home. The experience still haunts her. “I heard my sister scream when she was cut. She died...

Almost 200,000 demonstrators gather in the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on March 21. Photo by Elisa Lagos Tens of thousands of people descended on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Sunday to call on President Obama and Congress to enact immigration reform. Demonstrators carried American...

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Yessy Salcedo, top right, is a bilingual education teacher at the University Settlement. Photo courtesy of the University Settement The children in Trinity Amalfitano’s Head Start class at the University Settlement, a community center nestled between the Lower East Side and Chinatown, sit in a circle...

Nydia Nieves stands at her favorite spot to watch the New York City Marathon. Photo by Elisa Lagos Nydia Nieves stands in front of the Mitchel Housing Projects in the South Bronx every year to cheer on the marathon runners. Her shouts of “Go baby, go!” and “You can do it!” could be heard from...

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Harlem residents watch Obama's speech at the Harlem Center for Change. Photo by Elisa Lagos. Leaning against a table in a small, crowded room in Harlem, Janice Williams watched as President Obama spoke last night about his plan to reform healthcare. Williams, a retiree from Harlem, stood alongside...