Stories About individuality

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  Picturing Newark

  Sixteen young photographers share their vision of life in their city as part of a National Geographic Photo Camp.

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  Arrivals

  An audiovisual mosaic of human migration, resilience and cross-pollination

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  Hijabi World

  What wearing the hijab means for Muslim Jersey girls.

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  Fighting Chance

  Former Marine Mike Steadman and his partner Gary Bloore use boxing to push young men and women beyond their circumstances...

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  Off the Rails

  The Ironbound has long been the site of industries that have provided livelihoods for its residents. But at what cost...

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  East Side High

  Inside the most diverse high school in Newark, listen to a group of students as they try to make sense...

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  Flashes

  For people who straddle two worlds, sometimes illumination comes in flashes

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  A Case For Empathy

  A personal plea to recognize our reflection in the newest Americans

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  From Where I Stand

  Audio essays by students in Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Robin Fisher’s narrative journalism class. Photo portraits by David Bergeland.