Lucian Perkins
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Photographer/Filmmaker
The “We Are All D.C.” march yesterday (Sept. 6) was the largest protest yet since President Donald Trump deployed federal troops to the nation’s capital.
What was this protest about? The signs carried by marchers told part of the story.
What was this protest about? The signs carried by marchers told part of the story.
September 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The “We Are All D.C.” march yesterday (Sept. 6) was the largest protest yet since President Donald Trump deployed federal troops to the nation’s capital.
What was this protest about? The signs carried by marchers told part of the story.
What was this protest about? The signs carried by marchers told part of the story.
DC police responded to a possible armed robbery at Mount Pleasant and Irving Streets. As they interviewed the victim, a swarm of DEA and federal agents arrived, angering residents. One officer rolled down his window to film the jeering crowd. Read more here: substack.com/@lucianperkins
September 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
DC police responded to a possible armed robbery at Mount Pleasant and Irving Streets. As they interviewed the victim, a swarm of DEA and federal agents arrived, angering residents. One officer rolled down his window to film the jeering crowd. Read more here: substack.com/@lucianperkins
Washington, DC, residents describe violent ICE abductions, others showed photos of ICE agents that threatened them, and a migrant worker spoke of being too scared to go to work. Read more in my free substack.com/@lucianperkins
September 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Washington, DC, residents describe violent ICE abductions, others showed photos of ICE agents that threatened them, and a migrant worker spoke of being too scared to go to work. Read more in my free substack.com/@lucianperkins
Columbia Heights' residents challenge ICE.
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Columbia Heights residents, next to my neighborhood, Mount Pleasant, confront ICE SUVs parked in their streets to profile and detain members of the immigrant community. Agents typically arrive in the ...
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September 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Columbia Heights' residents challenge ICE.
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As ICE roams the streets of DC and more National Guard troops are pledged from West Virginia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Ohio, a Black woman protestor told me, “They need to send them back home to their families, so we can feel safe here with ours.”
August 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
As ICE roams the streets of DC and more National Guard troops are pledged from West Virginia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Ohio, a Black woman protestor told me, “They need to send them back home to their families, so we can feel safe here with ours.”
On our last day in Paris, we spent the first half viewing the 400-piece David Hockney retrospective at the equally massive Louis Vuitton Foundation designed by Frank Gehry. More about the Hockney exhibition in the days ahead.
July 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
On our last day in Paris, we spent the first half viewing the 400-piece David Hockney retrospective at the equally massive Louis Vuitton Foundation designed by Frank Gehry. More about the Hockney exhibition in the days ahead.
We took a leisurely walk along the Seine River after a stretch of heavy rain. Ironically, officials had just opened the river for swimming—for the first time in over a century—but were forced to close it again due to a spike in E. coli and other harmful bacteria caused by the runoff.
July 8, 2025 at 9:47 AM
We took a leisurely walk along the Seine River after a stretch of heavy rain. Ironically, officials had just opened the river for swimming—for the first time in over a century—but were forced to close it again due to a spike in E. coli and other harmful bacteria caused by the runoff.
Fans are the rage in Paris—at least when it is 98°F, as it was today. Here, a couple cools off at 9pm at Monceau Park. Luckily, it will start cooling down the rest of our stay.
July 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Fans are the rage in Paris—at least when it is 98°F, as it was today. Here, a couple cools off at 9pm at Monceau Park. Luckily, it will start cooling down the rest of our stay.
Evening walk through Lisbon, Portugal
June 21, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Evening walk through Lisbon, Portugal
Two Stories for World Refugee Day
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"For Me, To Be an American is a Big Deal
World Refugee Day
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June 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Two Stories for World Refugee Day
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There were no “No King’s” anti-Trump protests in DC on Saturday, but “Refuse Fascism” marched to Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House.
June 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
There were no “No King’s” anti-Trump protests in DC on Saturday, but “Refuse Fascism” marched to Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House.
Photojournalist Tamir Kalifa finds his own way to break through the country's deep Red/Blue. Read more here:
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Storytelling with Music and Photography
Photojournalist Tamir Kalifa explores healing the Red/Blue divide.
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June 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Photojournalist Tamir Kalifa finds his own way to break through the country's deep Red/Blue. Read more here:
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I wrote about a D.C. neighbor who worked as an employee and contractor for USAID for almost 40 years. Please read: open.substack.com/pub/lucianpe...
Musk Leaves DC, but He Isn’t Forgotten.
by Lucian Perkins
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June 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I wrote about a D.C. neighbor who worked as an employee and contractor for USAID for almost 40 years. Please read: open.substack.com/pub/lucianpe...