Tara Pixley

Philadelphia

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Nothing will stop these women from voting

Nov 2, 2024 | 19thnews.org | Tara Pixley |Barbara Rodriguez

Published Ahead of the November 5 presidential election, more than 70 million people have cast a ballot during an early voting period that in some instances has included record turnout. But access to the ballot remains a challenge for some voters. In recent years, the courts have rolled back voter protections in decisions that advocacy groups say have allowed anti-voting policies to flourish.
When Women Leaders Of Color Gather, You Know We're Going To Serve

Mar 8, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Tara Pixley

Photography by Tara Pixley for HuffPost What inspires Michele Ghee's style choices? “[I'm] a new entrepreneur after 30 years in corporate America, so I want to express myself. My style is corporate chic from a Black girl from Oakland.” The invite-only Leading Women Defined conference brings together Black female execs for four days of workshops, community and network-building each year.
When Women Leaders Of Color Gather, You Know We're Going To Serve

Mar 8, 2024 | huffpost.com | Danielle C. Belton |Tara Pixley

Photography by Tara Pixley for HuffPost This ainâ€™t Texas and it ainâ€™t no holdâ€™em â€” instead itâ€™s one of the most empowering, glamorous and exclusive events for women of color in America. Leading Women Defined, an empowerment conference for female leaders of color across multiple industries, hosted its 15th summit this past weekend at the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, California. The conference was founded and produced by former longtime BET Networks CEO Debra Lee.
These Were The Most Iconic Looks At This Year's 'Leading Women Defined' Summit

Mar 8, 2024 | nz.news.yahoo.com | Danielle C. Belton |Tara Pixley

PhotographybyTara Pixley for HuffPost This ain’t Texas and it ain’t no hold’em — instead it’s one of the most empowering, glamorous and exclusive events for women of color in America. Leading Women Defined, an empowerment conference for female leaders of color across multiple industries, hosted its 15th summit this past weekend at the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, California. The conference was founded and produced by former longtime BET Networks CEO Debra Lee.
In the Shadow of Big Oil: Neighborhood Drilling in California

Apr 4, 2023 | earthjustice.org | Alison Cagle |Tara Pixley

The statewide setbacks bill comes amid other efforts to overhaul California’s harmful relationship with the fossil fuel industry. The state’s oil and gas regulatory agency, CalGEM, was embroiled in scandal in 2019 after watchdog groups revealed that regulators made personal investments in the oil companies they were supposed to oversee. After a shakeup from Governor Newsom, CalGEM has reoriented its priorities from promoting oil and gas extraction to protecting public health.
Introducing J-SOS

Mar 13, 2023 | rjionline.org | Tara Pixley

A source of safety information for journalistsJournalism Source of Safety, J-SOS, is now publicly accessible. J-SOS is an online toolkit that offers trauma-informed and identity-aware journalist safety checklists, tips, gear advice, and other necessary security information for all journalists, including freelancers and students, with an emphasis on equity and ethics. It is currently available in English, but I hope to build out the tool to offer additional languages in future.
‘Gold in the hills, but not for us’

Mar 1, 2023 | hcn.org | Tara Pixley |Vickie Vértiz

Photography by Tara Pixley is supported by the Eyewitness Photojournalism Grant by Diversify Photo and the Pulitzer Center. Poems by Vickie Vértiz. Since 2020, Tara Pixley has been photographing the community impacts of oil drilling and refining in Los Angeles County and Kern County in Southern California. Predominantly Black and brown neighborhoods, like Inglewood and Wilmington, have long borne the brunt of oil infrastructure’s health and environmental impacts.
Building a resource-sharing community

Feb 22, 2023 | rjionline.org | Tara Pixley

Why collaboration and accessibility are at the core of the Journalism Source of Safety projectOn a wintery Virginia day in 2021, in a room full of women and nonbinary journalists, a safety trainer posed the question: “What do you already do to keep yourself safe?” I listened as one person after another offered their lived experiences as comedic anecdotes, cautionary tales, and hard-won advice — first tentatively and then more assertively amid chuckles and head nods.
Reporting in environmental disasters

Jan 17, 2023 | rjionline.org | Tara Pixley

Community support, communication, and planning are your most important safety toolsErika P. Rodriguez, a freelance visual journalist based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, was already photographing the aftermath of a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the island on Jan. 6, 2020 when she experienced a terrifying aftershock. Standing in the middle of the street, Rodriguez was frozen in surprise and fear as the ground rippled beneath her feet.