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First Place: Daniel Sarch

John from The Community Justice Initiative leads a protest in Rochester, NY on March 23, 2021, dubbed “Daniel’s Day”, due to it being the one year anniversary of Daniel Prude’s death, a black man killed by cops from the Rochester Police Department. The protest stopped in front of the Regional Transit Service Transit Center and blocked buses from leaving the bus stop, yelling “buses should be free”, due to the money going to the city of Rochester which has done little for the poorer community who frequent the city’s public transportation.

Second Place: Ben Braun

A driver is moved on a stretcher after an accident between a Chevy truck and an AHN (Allegheny Health Network) Allegheny General Employee Shuttle on Federal Street on June 24, 2021, in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Third Place: Ben Braun

Michael Eisenberg, former president of the Tree of Life synagogue, clears debris from the road that was blown off of the Tree of Life’s roof during a storm on July 7, 2021, in Pittsburgh, Pa.