‘America’s oldest sins’: Viral photo showing Black woman surrounded by Patriot Front members on DC train sparks buzz
A photo has gone viral on social media with the claim that it shows a Black woman surrounded by Patriot Front members on a DC train on July 4, sparking Iryna Zarutska comparisons. The photo shows the woman sitting in a train as she is surrounded by people with their faces covered, wearing caps with the Patriot Front logo. Viral photo sparks buzz (Pexel – representational image) Photo goes viral “This photo says so much. White supremacists boarded that train trying to project strength while hiding behind masks.What they were really carrying was one of America’s oldest sins: the fear, lies, and hate behind the belief that some people belong more than others. Yet at the center of the frame sits a young Black woman—a reminder that resilience has always outlived hate, and that quiet resistance can be more powerful than any show of intimidation,” one X post featuring the photo reads. According to the post, the photo was taken by Cheney Or, who describes herself on X as a “freelance photographer on the road”. …
