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Producer for Free Speech Radio News @FSRN, former @WYCC PBS production assistant for public affairs show "In the Loop" and interactive content intern for WYCC.org. You can see my work for the WYCC interns blog at http://wyccinterns.tumblr.com I shoot with my real camera at tcampagna.tumblr.com This is a collection of Android phone photos that reflects my insatiable love of people, and Android street photography. This blog is in no way affiliated with @PBS. Opinions are my own. Photos are my own and copyright moi. Ya dig?

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Former South African president who was imprisoned 27 years for anti-apartheid activism (forced segregation on the basis of race) and lead Africa into a new era has died today at age 95 reports the Huffington Post.

Among his accomplishments include winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. One year later, South Africa elected him as its first black president. You can read more about his accomplishments here at this BBC article. 

An advertisement inside a CTA bus stop in Chicago’s Norwood Park neighborhood promoting Nelson Mandela on March 28 2013.

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Diners in Chicago's Loop neighborhood on Nov. 22 2013.

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Two men get their hair cut in Chicago's Loop neighborhood on Nov. 22 2013.

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The Loop skyline from above by night, Chicago, IL.

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Salon wants to have a more diverse roster of contributors. You should oblige them.

The #solidarityisforwhitewomen conversation about digital feminism and inclusion has made it clear that more publications need to create opportunities for feminists of color to share their perspectives. To help create some of that much-needed, inclusive space, Roxane Gay will be curating work from feminists of color (note that this does not limit gender), to be published at Salon. If you’re interested in submitting your work, e-mail [email protected].

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The Loop skyline and surrounding neighborhoods from above in Chicago, IL.

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View of the Marina Condominium Towers in the Chicago Loop neighborhood.

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Saturday window washers working on a high-rise in Chicago's Loop neighborhood at the start of winter 2013 - 2014.

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Some quilts drying on a clothes line near a house next to one of Oklahoma’s country roads. A few properties on the side of these roads remain as they were after tornadoes hit during tornado season, during the recent unusual event of tornadoes in the fall, or went out of business. The lack of recovery can be seen as examples of how the recession is affecting Oklahoma. Of course how the recession is affecting us varies by state (check out this March interactive report from The Atlantic). More examples of post tornado Oklahoma will be published soon in traditional photo essay format on my main blog at http://tcampagna.tumblr.com Please check back soon.

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Some bridges of St. Louis, Missouri.

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Cookies for sale at a gas station and rest stop in central Illinois by Illinois interstate 55.

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A fast food restaurant employee sweeps the floor. This restaurant is connected to a gas station in central, IL.

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An Exxon Mobil oil refinery an hour south of some Chicago suburbs.

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A manicurist works with a customer in Chicago's Loop neighborhood.

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On Sunday, CBS News reported that the Navy Yard shooting a few weeks ago is the 23rd mass shooting that happened in the U.S. in the last seven years. Fliers were circulated Tuesday on Chicago City College campuses, marking which classrooms are designated “safe havens” in case of a mass shooting.

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When women speak out forcefully, or perhaps dare to raise their voices and object to things, they are quickly reminded of gender protocol and intolerance for hearing what they have to say–especially when speaking about women’s rights. This is most commonly executed with the phrase, “don’t be a bitch.” Four short words, yet don’t underestimate their strength: its enough to make almost anyone shut down. To which I say, own it. Being called a bitch is proving that you are overstepping preconceived gender stereotypes, to which the other person is very uncomfortable accepting. When a woman strongly voices her opinion, uses sarcasm instead of smiles, or chooses not to respond to a pitiful pickup line, she cannot be simply dismissed with an upward arch of the brow and a supposed insult. It must be said that women, believe it or not, are people too and sometimes they have bad days and don’t want to exchange pleasantries. Yet when women possess such attitudes, phrases like “don’t be a bitch,” are used to put them back in their subordinate place.

—  Be the Bitch - Nora Turriago (via queerfabulousmermaid)

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Being a multibillion dollar company with restos around the globe, McDonalds is often in the news. In the last few days or so, the most recent headline includes Australian activists who hail from a small town in Tecoma. The Aussies travelled thousands of miles to the Chicago suburb location in Oakbrook, in their attempt to stop the opening of a resto near the Dandenong National Park, home to some of Australia’s rainforests, which is also close to their homes. Pictured here is a McDonalds restaurant in Chicago’s Loop neighborhood.