Photo of Black DC Metro rider surrounded by Patriot Front members goes viral
The viral image shows Roswell Encina surrounded by masked Patriot Front members as the group used patriotic imagery to promote its white nationalist message.
- A striking photograph taken on the Washington Metro on July 4 went viral nationwide, capturing a lone Black woman surrounded by dozens of masked members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front.
- The image was captured by Reuters freelance photographer Cheney Orr, depicting the unidentified young woman sitting with composure on a transit car as men in uniform khakis, gaiters, sunglasses, and baseball caps crowded the surrounding space.
- Hundreds of Patriot Front members marched through D.C. on Independence Day, carrying upside-down American flags, Confederate symbols, and chanting "Reclaim America!" as the nation celebrated its 250th anniversary.
- Some social media users described the photo as a "defining image of the era of American history we live in," with many comparing the woman's quiet presence to civil rights figure Rosa Parks.
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“Terrified”: Gay Asian man surrounded by white supremacists on train in viral picture speaks out
The gay Filipino man photographed on July 4 surrounded by masked members of Patriot Front on the DC Metro is speaking out about the terrifying incident. DC resident Roswell Encina was on his way to an Independence Day celebration in Maryland on Saturday when his train filled with members of the designated hate group, a neo-Nazi organization formed in the aftermath of the infamous Charlottesville white supremacist march in Virginia on August 2017…
Social media reacts to viral photo from D.C. Metro during patriot front march
A powerful photo of a Black woman sitting alone on a Washington, D.C., Metro train surrounded by masked members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front has gone viral, reflecting ongoing concerns about racism and political division in the United States.
DC Metro rider describes encounter as Patriot Front boarded his train
You may have seen the viral photo of an African-American woman sitting isolated on a Metro train as white-masked, khaki-clad Patriot Front members sat and stood on the same train near her on July 4.
A white supremacy rally in DC goes viral. Should the media ignore it or expose it?
As the nation celebrated its 250th anniversary last weekend, social media was flooded with videos of men in white masks. Highlighted in social media posts and news articles were hundreds of activists with the far-right white supremacist organization Patriot Front, which staged an Independence Day March in Washington. One image, in particular, captivated the internet’s attention. A stoic woman, who is Black, is shown riding a Metro subway car in…
While the United States was celebrating its 250th anniversary on July 4, it is the photo of a woman on the subway that makes the most talk. ...
Gay man in DC Metro pic was 'terrified' of masked white nationalists
A gay Filipino American civic leader photographed surrounded by masked white nationalists on the Washington DC Metro has said he was “terrified” during the Fourth of July encounter. Roswell Encina, president and CEO of the US Capitol Historical Society, was travelling to a holiday party in Maryland on Saturday (4 July) when his train filled […] The post Gay man in viral DC Metro photo was ‘terrified’ surrounded by masked white nationalists appea…
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