masked woman and man in t-shirts with portrait against mural on background.

‘Our job is to be part of this struggle in a very positive way’

Photographer and National Geographic Storytelling Fellow Ruddy Roye traces his passion for social justice to his native Jamaica.

“We’ve had enough,” said Nicole Harney, at a June 1 New York City protest with her son, Justin Withers. Wearing T-shirts honoring George Floyd, they paused by a mural of Malcolm X and Harriet Tubman. Harney said she broke down watching the video of Floyd calling for his mother as he died. After that, she said, “I could not stay on Twitter or any other platform. I had to come march outside.”
Published December 8, 2020
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This story appears in the January 2021 issue of National Geographic magazine. It is part of a series in which five contributors answer the question “What was it like to be a photographer in 2020?”
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