What a game!

I want to say things like "keep your head above water" "stay strong in the struggle" but I feel like it's deeper than that. We are going through some things in this country, and at this point in my life, I don't have the words to express.

What's 4th of July to detainees in Delaney Hall?

Here's a glimpse of my first published photography book. Dignity, Beauty, and Everything in Between. Text by the great @johnedwinmason.bsky.social Publish by Kris Graves Projects

The AC is out at ICE's detention facility in Newark, where it currently feels like 107 degrees. Detainees say not even the ventilation is working, and that the water is dirty. Health inspectors recently tried to inspect the facility. They were turned away. www.nj.com/politics/202...

I want to organize a fishing trip for a day.

BREAKING: More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the U.S. hours before the earthquakes are missing after their hotel collapsed.

Flowers for William Pope.L. whose birthday is today 💐

What if we started throwing the lemons?

Good news!!

What if we had a major party that was dedicated to dismantling white supremacy, patriarchy, militarism, & the exploitation of workers? Sorry. Pay no attention to the crazy old man.

Already 9 traffic deaths in the City of Newark this year, 7 of them pedestrians. Newark really needs an advocacy group for safer streets. The hit-and-run driver is a monster, but it's also a systems issue. What mayor and council in Newark are getting away with is extremely unacceptable.

I know I'm getting old, because Instagram is too noisy for me.

I deactivated my IG account a year and a half ago. Now, it's my time to return, because I have a photography book to promote.

LATEST: Police tear-gassed protesters who gathered outside the Senatobia Walmart where a police officer shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley on Sunday. Read more: buff.ly/oMSukfJ

Just in case you forgot. Police officers are still shooting Black people.

I didn't catch a fish, but look at this beautiful blue sky.

This is for a mom and two kids in Greenville neighborhood of Jersey City who were hit by an 18 wheeler. One child is in critical condition. gofund.me/e1d680b2c

It's possible the driver stopped further back specifically for visibility. But I saw a truck parked just like this on Jersey Ave outside Key Food today, and it was actually parked and not moving. Very difficult to differentiate. The comments about the mom on social media are insanely presumptuous.

I enjoy fishing a lot.

Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012) at work

Too many Black men are having strokes and heart attacks.

"Over 900 checkpoints, gates, & roadblocks have turned entire towns into caged enclaves." "Palestinian society in the West Bank has been subjected to systematic social, political, & economic devastation." "All this occurs alongside the explicit Israeli policy goal of 'burying' a Palestinian state."

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I'm curious to know how NJ local governments are informing their residents about the new e-bike law. I'm pessimistic about this. And I won't be surprised, if there's a blitz by law enforcement, uptick in arrest, and fines handed out to e-bike riders.

My first day fishing this year, and I caught a 19 inch Striped Bass. But I had to throw it back because it's too small. NJ Striped Bass 28-31 inches.

STATEMENT by Gov. Mikie Sherrill: "My request for access to Delaney Hall was formally denied this morning, raising serious questions about what they are trying to hide from public view." "In New Jersey, we believe in the rule of law and that everyone deserves to be treated with basic dignity."

Key quote‼️ “Lumping them together for licensing and registration won’t stop the high‑speed crashes we keep seeing in the headlines,” she said. “It will just punish the commuters and delivery workers who rely on e‑bikes to get to work and do their jobs. Trenton can do better than this.”

Oh no, I'm heartbroken. Ryan Porter was my favorite trombonist. I had his FORCE FOR GOOD album on heavy rotation. Rest in peace Ryan Porter.

No Consideration.

My Mets hat flew off my head while riding my bike, then it got ran over by a car. 😭

This is terrible, and I still think about the misinformation and racism that occurred during 2014 Ebola outbreak.

Let's get rid of cars, and replace them with horses.

In 2017, Criselda Vasquez painted this portrait of her parents and titled it "The New American Gothic." Last month, her father, the man in this portrait, was abducted by ICE after being in the US for 30+ years. The family is now struggling with bills. A GoFundMe has been started: gofund.me/456d8a193

Fantastic! I just put my order in. Hey @gregpak.net - give this a look! Duquann is an amazing photographer and a stellar human.

Buy this book! 🔥 Photography by @duquannsweeney.bsky.social with an introduction by @johnedwinmason.bsky.social

Guys, the amazing Duquann Sweeney has his first book of photography out. Limited edition — grab yours now!!

We don't have to live like this.

absolute heater from @jamellebouie.net one of those pieces where I find myself saying MMHMM repeatedly while reading www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/o...

Blunder, early morning chess blunder.

Less than two weeks, two men I knew personally, died. One had a heart attack, and the other was stabbed to death. And I made portraits of both men. 😞

#JCcrashes We are sad and angry to learn a pedestrian was killed by a driver on Pacific Ave near 123 Pacific / Forrest Ave Friday night. The victim was found bleeding from the head and taken by ambulance to Jersey City Medical Center but did not survive. #VisionZeroNJ

No Consideration.

We must understand the racist political rhetoric, the erasure and attacks on Black history, the reinstalling of Confederate names and monuments, all go hand-in-hand as the Court and Congress legitimize the taking of political rights and the end of multiracial democracy itself.

Self Portrait. 2026 Photograph by me. Olympus Stylus 35mm film: Arista Edu Ultra 200

"Poets, prophets, and reformers are all picture-makers and this ability is the secret of their power and their achievements. They see what ought to be by reflection of what is, and endeavor to remove the contradiction." ~Frederick Douglass~

Me looking from the United States of America.