Vickie Vértiz

Jul 14, 2023 | tinyurl.com | Ashaki M. Jackson |Mimi Wong |Vickie Vértiz |Michael Torres

Vickie Vértiz is the author of Auto/Body (University of Notre Dame Press, 2023). The Offing previously published her essay, “Kissing.” Publisher Ashaki M. Jackson conducted the Q&A. Donate to The Offing! Our Patreon supporters received exclusive access to the video interview with The Offing contributor Vickie Vértiz and receive other perks as well. The Offing pays our contributors, and we appreciate the help of all of our supporters in sustaining our work.

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.