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Traci Blackmon of the United Church of Christ, left, laughs with attorney Denise Lieberman, right, after the group walks to the Civil Courts building following a press conference announcing a lawsuit challenging Missouri's abortion ban on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, in downtown St. Louis. Over a dozen Missouri faith leaders filed the lawsuit, saying legislators violated the separation of church and state by acting on their personal religious beliefs to create the ban. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773538448319-PQHF0N29LUU3JDC54UC2/BREAKINGNEWS_POY003.JPG Singles Members of law enforcement work the scene after a train derailed Sunday, April 6, 2025, near Southeastern Avenue and South Sherman Drive in Indianapolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1664132888783-7ZDA1HOJRZ6FEPMZQPA6/091522+ct+funeral+02.JPG Singles Danaye Seay, friend of Dewayne Tunstall, grieves after viewing Tustall’s casket during his funeral on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, in Memphis. Tunstall was killed during a shooting spree that left two others dead and three injured last Wednesday. “He was one of my brothers,” Seay said during his speech at the funeral. “He just wasn’t a friend. 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The protest was held nearly one week after roughly 100 people were arrested during a pro-Palestinian protest on Washington University's campus. https://christinetannous.org/sports daily 0.75 2026-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545761570-Z0TK4QSHKURRYUJWVDDF/SPORTSFEATURE_POY004.JPG Sports Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton holds the Eastern Conference Championships trophy Saturday, May 31, 2025, after defeating the New York Knicks to at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545761570-Z0TK4QSHKURRYUJWVDDF/SPORTSFEATURE_POY004.JPG Sports Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton holds the Eastern Conference Championships trophy Saturday, May 31, 2025, after defeating the New York Knicks to at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545853592-JEBL8VJ7FDPPCII52FZ9/75443813007-092924-colts-steelers-0098+copy.jpg Sports Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Josh Downs (1) is brought down by Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Payton Wilson (41) on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, during a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1647996644924-P8G1UEAQPWPWL8UMHILG/031122+ct+griz+05.JPG Sports Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (15) shoots the ball during the first half of a game against the New York Knicks on Friday, March 11, 2022, at FedExForum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545717776-C99ZAOB4NAQEW0CPWCO7/EXTRAS_05.JPG Sports Westfield’s Harris Barents Froman swims in the boy’s 100-yard freestyle during the HCC Swimming and Diving Championships on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545711563-0WPUBX7HAQGYWLV66NH5/EXTRAS_03.JPG Sports Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin (00) and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) push at each other Tuesday, April 29, 2025, during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1625687894546-834X799NVHHVKNF1QQP6/AAJC+062621+CT+GOLF+01.jpeg Sports Danielle Kang plays a shot from a bunker on the 12th hole during the second round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek on Friday, June 25, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1711122951772-IHUDWMF69FSGQQAU812J/230816+ct+cardinals+13.JPG Sports St. Louis Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar (21) reacts after he is hit by a ball in the fifth inning of a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Oakland Athletics on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545848751-XA8WBH0J2QKTIG90ZS2R/080824_DRUMCORPS_CT_017.JPG Sports Members of The Academy, of Tempe, Ariz., enter the field to perform during the Drum Corps International World Championship Prelims on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1664134064082-P2LXFYV2AQ30JXOR2O0Q/042922+ct+grizz+game+6+27.JPG Sports Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks (24) and Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) dance on the Timberwolves logo on the court after winning game six of the first round for the 2022 NBA playoffs, meaning they win the round, on Friday, April 29, 2022, at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. 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Jaree is Indigenous, with roots in the Comanche people. Jaree is a seed keeper and is collecting seeds native to the Americas. She received hand tattoos to symbolize her work. "Whenever she's working with that soil and working with those seeds, that marking is going to be there as that message to remind her of who she is," Big Eagle said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1643144502613-X8LW6D6R0VDVINOOW5F3/03+2021+CT+BOP+ENTRIES-+STORY+1.JPG Indigenous in Indy Stephanie Big Eagle speaks with client Erica Jaree as she tattoos Jaree's hands Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 at Thunderbird Rising Studios in Indianapolis' Fountain Square neighborhood. Big Eagle said the process is often healing for her clients, who spend hours getting tattooed. "There are things that will come up for many people," Big Eagle said. "Sometimes we just talk about it... Sometimes I can feel what people have been through. There's even been times when I've dreamed about somebody's childhood." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1643144507390-5ORA4K9W1PVAL227G1AQ/02+2021+CT+BOP+ENTRIES-+STORY+1.JPG Indigenous in Indy Needles sit ready to use for traditional handpoke tattooing Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 at Thunderbird Rising Studios in Indianapolis' Fountain Square neighborhood. While artist Stephanie Big Eagle uses traditional methods, the process also involves modern sanitation techniques. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1643144511645-64DFOKR41HSJUNJXACDR/04+2021+CT+BOP+ENTRIES-+STORY+1.JPG Indigenous in Indy Stephanie Big Eagle places a handpoke tattoo stencil on Erica Jaree's hands Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 at Thunderbird Rising Studios in Indianapolis' Fountain Square neighborhood. Jaree is Indigenous, with roots in the Comanche people. Jaree is a seed keeper and is collecting seeds native to the Americas. She received hand tattoos to symbolize her work. "Whenever she's working with that soil and working with those seeds, that marking is going to be there as that message to remind her of who she is," Big Eagle said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1643144509675-VODSRDQKYH1AF7SQ8IJZ/05+2021+CT+BOP+ENTRIES-+STORY+1.JPG Indigenous in Indy Stephanie Big Eagle performs a traditional fancy shawl dance during an Indigenous People's Day event Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, at Thunderbird Rising Studios in Indianapolis' Fountain Square neighborhood. The meet and greet event also featured tattoo consultations and shopping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1643144511723-DIHBAUMV3IIF9BIHOV8H/06+2021+CT+BOP+ENTRIES-+STORY+1.JPG Indigenous in Indy Stephanie Big Eagle reads from her book Thunderbird Rising during an Indigenous People's Day event Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, at Thunderbird Rising Studios in Indianapolis' Fountain Square neighborhood. The meet and greet event featured fancy shawl dancing, tattoo consultations and shopping. Big Eagle read a portion of her book to the crowd. The book chronicles her life and her journey to reconnect to her culture. "I think that there's a lot of people that are survivors as well, not only from the Indigenous community but just from life," Big Eagle said. "Life can be really difficult for some of us." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1643144514569-OF8JVESM9RZS79H3SNI9/07+2021+CT+BOP+ENTRIES-+STORY+1.JPG Indigenous in Indy Stephanie Big Eagle speaks with her child Jo Long on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021 at Thunderbird Rising Studios in Indianapolis' Fountain Square neighborhood. Long is on their own journey of cultural reconnection and considers Big Eagle a teacher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1643144514983-55ZD8C4MDEXKPA4KRNO2/08+2021+CT+BOP+ENTRIES-+STORY+1.JPG Indigenous in Indy Buttons symbolizing indigenous causes sit on the jean jacket of Jo Long on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021 at Thunderbird Rising Studios in Indianapolis' Fountain Square neighborhood. Long functions as the vice president of the Native American Student Association at Indiana University Bloomington. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1643144520375-G6FYVFXL5TWINLR6FYW4/09+2021+CT+BOP+ENTRIES-+STORY+1.JPG Indigenous in Indy Jo Long cooks bannock, a fried bread with Indigenous roots, at the First Nations Educational and Cultural Center on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2021 at Indiana University Bloomington. Long functions as the vice president of the Native American Student Association at Indiana University Bloomington. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1643144519946-L990FV7FNCGBS9H8A8GN/10+2021+CT+BOP+ENTRIES-+STORY+1.JPG Indigenous in Indy Jo Long helps paint a portrait of Jim Thorpe during an event sponsored by the First Nations Educational and Cultural Center on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2021 at Indiana University Bloomington. Thorpe is the first Native American to win gold at the Olympics for the United States. Artist Steven Paul Judd had students help paint section as an interactive event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1643144521619-MCYXQJ6HYX13M6EJW3TT/11+2021+CT+BOP+ENTRIES-+STORY+1.JPG Indigenous in Indy Jo Long cooks bannock, a fried bread with Indigenous roots, at the First Nations Educational and Culture Center on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2021 at Indiana University Bloomington. Long functions as the vice president of the Native American Student Association at Indiana University Bloomington. https://christinetannous.org/southern-soul-rodeo daily 0.75 2022-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1664135595605-P8KMZ4M14CA01BHF4RP6/052122+ct+rodeo+02.JPG Southern Soul Rodeo Cynthia Fultz waves at passing participants during the opening to the Southern Soul Black Invitational Rodeo on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the Tunica Arena and Expo Center in Tunica, Miss. Black cowboys and girls participated in the event, which featured events such as barrel racing, mutton busting and calf roping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1664135603528-BZZATGRVG84SO4V1KI29/052122+ct+rodeo+01.JPG Southern Soul Rodeo Juicy Gatewood participates in barrel racing during the Southern Soul Black Invitational Rodeo on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the Tunica Arena and Expo Center in Tunica, Miss. Black cowboys and girls participated in the event, which featured events such as barrel racing, mutton busting and calf roping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1664135616935-TRZRCNFZJ9HRO4FQX7GS/052122+ct+rodeo+10.JPG Southern Soul Rodeo A rodeo clown interacts with the crowd during the Southern Soul Black Invitational Rodeo on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the Tunica Arena and Expo Center in Tunica, Miss. Black cowboys and girls participated in the event, which featured events such as barrel racing, mutton busting and calf roping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1664135608062-5RWFOULSHUVJV50KCIZG/052122+ct+rodeo+03.JPG Southern Soul Rodeo A calf is roped during the Southern Soul Black Invitational Rodeo on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the Tunica Arena and Expo Center in Tunica, Miss. Black cowboys and girls participated in the event, which featured events such as barrel racing and mutton busting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1664135616959-6T3WST4M1WXZOEY2TXHA/052122+ct+rodeo+11.JPG Southern Soul Rodeo Attendees pray before the start of the Southern Soul Black Invitational Rodeo on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the Tunica Arena and Expo Center in Tunica, Miss. Black cowboys and girls participated in the event, which featured events such as barrel racing, mutton busting and calf roping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1664135626829-0XZUV4WOV5EV3X1WOLMP/052122+ct+rodeo+17.JPG Southern Soul Rodeo A calf is tied during calf roping at the Southern Soul Black Invitational Rodeo on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the Tunica Arena and Expo Center in Tunica, Miss. Black cowboys and girls participated in the event, which featured events such as barrel racing, mutton busting and calf roping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1664135624144-3DUX4V03P5ZPYP95I560/052122+ct+rodeo+15.JPG Southern Soul Rodeo Participants high five each other after finishing their turns in junior barrel racing during the Southern Soul Black Invitational Rodeo on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the Tunica Arena and Expo Center in Tunica, Miss. Black cowboys and girls participated in the event, which featured events such as barrel racing, mutton busting and calf roping. https://christinetannous.org/drag-in-st-louis daily 0.75 2023-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1691507748989-28N8I8PM8XQ8M4VEHML1/eddie+adams+09.JPG Drag in St. Louis Shawn Stokes, who has participated in hundreds of fundraisers as Akasha Royale, gets his wig brushed by Tassandra Hamby, performing as Tassandra Crush, before a show March 12, 2023, at Rehab Bar And Grill in the Grove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1691507751850-ZBE6TAOSOVXEK54Y3J5H/eddie+adams+06.JPG Drag in St. Louis Maxi Glamour puts on makeup before performing in Faeded, a reoccurring show Glamour produces, on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at the Crack Fox in downtown St. Louis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1691507755417-P9AH11W7WG7K0UFXMQBZ/eddie+adams+05.JPG Drag in St. Louis Activists listen as Shawn Stokes, dressed as drag queen Akasha Royale, speaks during a protest for transgender rights Wednesday, March 29, 2023, outside the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1691507768167-J0X2Y93P42Q3KI9KSWGH/230313+ct+drag+04.JPG Drag in St. Louis Performer Maxi Glamour gives a speech during an event entitled "Black Queer Resistance: Maxi Glamour on Art, Drag, and Community Activism" on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, at St. Louis Public Library's Carpenter Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1691507875541-CRP9OAOG3D1ZZTBOTC3V/230313+ct+drag+01.JPG Drag in St. Louis Essence Hale, performing as Essence Mazzaratie, lip syncs to a song on stage on Friday, March 10, 2023, at Prism in the Grove neighborhood in St. Louis. Hale has been performing in drag for 17 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1691507711790-0WCX395JHMSDTKU4RMWP/230313+ct+drag+05.JPG Drag in St. Louis Maxi Glamour performs in Faeded, a recurring show Glamour produces, on Feb. 4, 2023, at the Crack Fox in downtown St. Louis. The show included several other drag and band performances. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1691507871191-CA81AICGERL4LDA5GQ9U/230313+ct+drag+09.JPG Drag in St. Louis Brantz Bulard, performing as Robyn Hearts, changes outfits between sets during a show Saturday, March 12, 2023, at Rehab Bar And Grill in the Grove neighborhood in St. Louis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1691507883688-92L8NO37BCNXO9CLPCTA/230313+ct+drag+08.JPG Drag in St. Louis Taylor Edwards, performing as Ming Lee, left, dances on stage with bride-to-be Ashley Gagen, right, on Friday, March 10, 2023, at Prism in the Grove neighborhood in St. Louis. Gagen is getting married in June and attended the show as a part of her bachelorette party. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1691508133305-2H00X5LYDUSDVN3HKP02/eddie+adams+03.JPG Drag in St. Louis Larry Spencer, dressed as drag queen Amber Lance Valentino, chants during a solidarity march Saturday, March 25, 2023, along Manchester Avenue in the Grove neighborhood in St. Louis. Activists, organized by group “It's all drag!”, marched in response to nationwide legislation, including drag bans and legislation against transgender people. https://christinetannous.org/mermaids-in-missouri daily 0.75 2024-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1707412433258-QL6ID7YY5U9Q0Z0ROE8M/Mermaid+story+01.JPG A Tail of Community Sara Cooper swims Sunday, July 9, 2023, at McKendree Metro Rec Plex in O'Fallon, Ill. Members from the Downstate Illinois River Maidens and Missouri Mermaids pods met to swim in the pool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1707412430344-ZQKDT81E0EUZICKJME40/Mermaid+story+02.JPG A Tail of Community Allura Hibben swims through the water Sunday, July 9, 2023, at McKendree Metro Rec Plex in O'Fallon, Ill. Members from the Downstate Illinois River Maidens and Missouri Mermaids pods met to swim in the pool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1707412433434-JJYZ71BQ0SKJS6RP84NY/Mermaid+story+03.JPG A Tail of Community Bridget Coyne, left, laughs with Allura Hibben, right, as they prepare for a photoshoot Saturday, June 24, 2023, during a mermaid pod picnic at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park in Maryland Heights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1707412441851-SU54KZI6TQG0TQWLV2K9/Mermaid+story+04.JPG A Tail of Community Open water marathon swimmer Michael Marcun swims laps as mermaids use a GoPro to take a video Sunday, July 9, 2023, at McKendree Metro Rec Plex in O'Fallon, Ill. Members from the Downstate Illinois River Maidens and Missouri Mermaids pods met to swim in the pool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1707412447449-TNBWTEA29MOOH7QTOOY2/Mermaid+story+05.JPG A Tail of Community Layla Evans, right, shows off a new tail to Brittney Edmonds, left, on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at the Parks Bluff Campground in Lesterville, Mo. The event, entitled the First Midwest Merfolk River Takeover, brought mermaids from both Illinois and Missouri to the Black River for three days to camp and float. Edmonds said she has been in the mermaid community for three years and owns 20 tails. "I went in headfirst," Edmonds said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1707412452253-7WAZ91H4YX6TQTD43QXL/Mermaid+story+06.JPG A Tail of Community Amy Voborsky, left, Sara Cooper, center, and Bridget Coyne, right, laugh as they enjoy sushi after swimming in the pool Sunday, July 9, 2023, at Wasabi Sushi Bar in O'Fallon, Ill. Members from the Downstate Illinois River Maidens and Missouri Mermaids pods went for dinner after swimming in their tails in a pool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1707412462121-4IZ593OM4IO86JFAB0FU/Mermaid+story+07.JPG A Tail of Community Mermaids wave as groups floating by notice them on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, on the Black River in Lesterville, Mo. The event, entitled the First Midwest Merfolk River Takeover, brought mermaids from both Illinois and Missouri to the river for three days to camp and float. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1707412476941-2VBH88B3ZZZH1KPDACDI/Mermaid+story+08.JPG A Tail of Community Amy Voborsky slides on her mermaid tail Sunday, July 9, 2023, at McKendree Metro Rec Plex in O'Fallon, Ill. Members from the Downstate Illinois River Maidens and Missouri Mermaids pods met to swim in the pool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1707412471727-QC8BHLV7VEH6NMBJZTFL/Mermaid+story+09.JPG A Tail of Community Kd Kelly spins fire on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at the Parks Bluff Campground in Lesterville, Mo. The event, entitled the First Midwest Merfolk River Takeover, brought mermaids from both Illinois and Missouri to the Black River for three days to camp and float. https://christinetannous.org/missouri-twins daily 0.75 2026-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773544443141-0GMOQ143AWKIEE2ALRVQ/pigproject_CT_001.JPG Missouri Twins Bailey Shields, left, and her twin sister Jordan Shields, right, show their pigs Patty, left, and Tammy, right, at the Troy FFA Preview Jackpot Show on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in Troy, Mo. The girls competed as part of the Missouri Pork Council’s pig circuit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773544534790-18LV9Z2M0B05WNG9RZIG/pigproject_CT_002.JPG Missouri Twins Jordan Shields, left, and her twin sister Bailey Shields, right, help a friend prepare a pig to be shown at the Troy FFA Preview Jackpot Show on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in Troy, Mo. The girls competed as part of the Missouri Pork Council’s pig circuit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773544534088-UDR2UEYNY65IOV34CWRS/pigproject_CT_003.JPG Missouri Twins Jordan Shields, bottom, and her twin sister Bailey Shields, top, share a laugh as they relax at the end of their day Thursday, June 13, 2024, at their home in Winfield. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773544537857-MOPHE7OYWW4B7PKO49E5/pigproject_CT_004.JPG Missouri Twins Twins Jordan Shields and Bailey Shields' matching shoes sit in the hallway Thursday, June 13, 2024, at their home in Winfield. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773544539006-D8G90WANMH8XRLZK0R6W/pigproject_CT_005.JPG Missouri Twins Bailey Shields, left, and her twin sister Jordan Shields, right, pray before they eat dinner with their family, including, from left, mom Melitta Shields, sister Morgan Shields and dad Gary Shields, on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at their home in Winfield. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773544540893-TJT22882ZZWPHB2PGE2W/pigproject_CT_006.JPG Missouri Twins "She loves the water," Bailey Shields says as pig Patty takes a drink of water while getting a bath Friday, June 14, 2024, at Shields' family farm in Winfield. The pigs are bathed every other day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773544543210-WZFNWS7CALMLM3HIOBMQ/pigproject_CT_007.JPG Missouri Twins Bailey Shields cleans out a pig pen as pig Tammy takes a drink Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at her family farm in Winfield. https://christinetannous.org/myles-parker daily 0.75 2026-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773544830426-MU39AJP9EB1SNNXLMG2G/POY_PORTFOLIO_014.JPG Myles Parker Barber Myles Parker (left) plays with Wilder Wilson, 5, before cutting his hair Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at Bareknuckles Barbershop in Irvington. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773544829851-E9BXPS9AE5XUVWM2ILB2/POY_PORTFOLIO_015.JPG Myles Parker Myles Parker (front) gets a hug from friend Austin Parker (back) during a Boy’s Nite Valentine’s Day event Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, in Indianapolis. Boy’s Nite, organized in part by Parker, is a monthly meet up event for transmasculine individuals that changes locations. The Valentine’s Day event featured food and karaoke. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773544833352-6S79JRD39XYVLH9TP1G7/POY_PORTFOLIO_016.JPG Myles Parker Decorations, including a photo of Myles Parker’s late father David Strode, sit on a shelf at Parker’s barbershop, named Webhead's Barbershop, on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Fountain Square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773544837038-KIJBX1VCXZ3U8MM83EHJ/POY_PORTFOLIO_017.JPG Myles Parker Barber Myles Parker (left) demonstrates how to care for beard hair to Kai during a get ready with me event Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Indianapolis. The event, organized by Parker, featured gender affirming beard care and makeup for transgender individuals, as well as a variety of clothing to choose from. “I just had no idea what to do with my facial hair,” Blinn, a transgender man, said,“You don’t really get taught that.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773544838238-96OR0FPWWGTV548LEDS3/POY_PORTFOLIO_018.JPG Myles Parker Myles Parker cleans up his barbershop, named Webhead's Barbershop, on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Fountain Square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773544838855-OW15Y1Q0LL4L9XPY5Q28/POY_PORTFOLIO_019.JPG Myles Parker Barber Myles Parker (left) cuts Kayden McAreavy’s hair at Parker’s barbershop, named Webhead's Barbershop, on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Fountain Square. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773544844746-I4OSGFNFFCB9EE4UPP6M/POY_PORTFOLIO_020.JPG Myles Parker Barber Myles Parker (right) jokes with client Cristal Chan after he finishes cutting Chan’s hair on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at Bareknuckles Barbershop in Irvington. “Myles makes me feel like I belong,” Chan said. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773544846371-RL1IDBJFIFX6VXE4WS6H/POY_PORTFOLIO_021.JPG Myles Parker Myles Parker takes his bi-weekly testosterone shot Monday, July 28, 2025, at his apartment in Indianapolis. Parker has been on testosterone for eight years. https://christinetannous.org/colts-superfans daily 0.75 2026-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545068700-LXXQG8AOL7VJ497404OF/POY_PORTFOLIO_023.JPG Colts Superfans Eli Otero Jr. (left) helps son Eli Otero III, 17, get dressed for an Indianapolis Colts game Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, near Lucas Oil Stadium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545043869-LSFH8SNK3SWZFB37VT34/POY_PORTFOLIO_024.JPG Colts Superfans Eli Otero Jr. adjusts a wristband showing his son’s Eli Otero III’s genetic disorder Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, near Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545052819-KNLQIYU0AJOVOVT8SCHN/POY_PORTFOLIO_025.JPG Colts Superfans Indianapolis Colts linebacker Segun Olubi (50) gives Eli Otero Jr. (center) and Eli Otero III, 17, a high five as he leaves the field following a game against the Houston Texans on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545052527-1T3JZ0TENBFRYH6YD91Z/POY_PORTFOLIO_026.JPG Colts Superfans Cardiac sonographer Emily Westfall (back) takes a look at Eli Otero III during a check-up on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. Otero III has Alagille syndrome and received a liver transplant in 2020 as a result. He now visits Riley for quarterly check-ups. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545060031-679BTMLA8H5CB33OYVDZ/POY_PORTFOLIO_027.JPG Colts Superfans Eli Otero Jr. (left) watches a football game with his son Eli Otero III on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, at their home in Valparaiso, Ind. The entire basement of their home is decorated with various Indianapolis Colts memorabilia collected by the family over the years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545062157-U1XWHS52KHX80QLL2Z13/POY_PORTFOLIO_028.JPG Colts Superfans Eli Otero III (right) shows off a hat to his dad Eli Otero Jr. on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, at the Colts Pro Shop in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Following hospital visits, it is a tradition for the duo to visit the store and purchase an item. “That was our thing going to the hospital,” Otero Jr. said. https://christinetannous.org/indiana-pacers daily 0.75 2026-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545282850-LUNDQBO3C6PJWC278RTF/POY_PACERS_01.JPG Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) celebrates with forward Aaron Nesmith (23) celebrate after Haliburton’s shot took the lead for the Pacers on Thursday, June 5, 2025, during Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545367881-U143JXYQGJVVTOU2KVM3/POY_PACERS_05.JPG Indiana Pacers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545405801-TFM8KRYN8L4RNP3GDRWT/POY_PACERS_02.JPG Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner (33) shoots a basket Thursday, June 5, 2025, during Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545372070-NFOPXQQDXF2FPAHZPVLC/POY_PACERS_07.JPG Indiana Pacers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545394602-F76LX5C0KDTZBYMPY5XB/POY_PACERS_03.JPG Indiana Pacers Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) passes to guard Cason Wallace (22) Sunday, June 8, 2025, against the Indiana Pacers during Game 2 of the NBA Finals at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545377781-HI7BCD7VCQPIZIBVA0M4/POY_PACERS_09.JPG Indiana Pacers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545462639-NE5893XCTS5BPXLX3XRC/POY_PACERS_04.JPG Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers fans cheer as the team takes the court Thursday, June 19, 2025, ahead of Game 6 of the NBA Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545492299-HID7UMV6AVVRV37I4JW5/POY_PACERS_05.JPG Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) holds back Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein (55) and Pacers forward Obi Toppin (1) during a scuffle Friday, June 13, 2025, during Game 4 of the NBA Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545469296-7ETCWWS8HVLVA2CHMOX8/POY_PACERS_06.JPG Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam (43), Oklahoma City Thunder guard Cason Wallace (22) and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort (5) work to find control of the ball Thursday, June 5, 2025, during Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545492367-S0VIL17X9R2098AWX9N1/POY_PACERS_07.JPG Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle yells at a referee Monday, June 16, 2025, during Game 5 of the NBA Finals at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545528315-YRCZNE62RNOVOT0XEYMS/POY_PACERS_08.JPG Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers fans react to a foul called Friday, June 13, 2025, during Game 4 of the NBA Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545496305-JHWPQJ0XIJT16NY1XV0S/POY_PACERS_09.JPG Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) goes down in pain Sunday, June 22, 2025, during Game 7 of the NBA Finals at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/607dc6c03c2f43159d560184/1773545527262-5NKJSUF4RCWQ7MR3NQPL/POY_PACERS_10.JPG Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers guard T.J. 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