america at The Squad

beaten + beautiful | #usa #flag #america

DETROIT: NOW AND THEN

Detroiturbex - a website dedicated to raising awareness of the social and economic challenges the city of Detroit faces through photography - have created a new series entitled “Now and Then.” Taken in the now dilapidated and abandoned Lewis Cass Technical High School, the series shows us the striking difference between the boom years of the establishment and its current state by combining old and new images. For the full series, head over toDetroiturbex.com.

via: HUHmagazine

Take a moment today to remember 1941 | the day our great and grandfathers fought | #america #usa #1941 #memory #anniversary #pearlharbor

run free + vote

PAULA NELSON DOCUMENTS THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE SANDY
| Labelled one of the most severe storms to hit the Eastern seaboard in recent history, Hurricane Sandy devastated the lives of thousands, plunging eight million people into darkness and causing damage upwards of $20 billion (estimates go as high as $50 billion). As people begin to get back on their feet, photographer Paula Nelson documented the beginnings of a load road to rebuilding. In the collection of images we see everything from washed away houses and collapsed fairgrounds to flooded underground stations and people returning to work.|
via: HUHmagazine

Through dark nights + bright lights #usa #flag #america (at San Juan)

LANA DEL REY - RIDE

Directed by Anthony Mandler

“Life isn’t always easy, but sometimes you’re blessed enough to meet your artistic soul mates along the way. After years of staying true to my own artistic visions, I met Anthony Mandler, who shared my love of all things dark and beautiful and understood my passion and revery for the country that America used to be. He’s helped me to bring the visions of my imagination to life and tell my different life stories through film … The world I’ve created on the outside is finally as beautiful as it was in my mind’s eye when I first began writing and dreaming, and that – as you know – is a very rare thing. And for that I am eternally grateful to all of my wonderful friends and partners in music and at my label for helping a vision flourish and for being a part of something that is now bigger than us.”

Eleven years ago, our country, our America, was forever changed. We vow to never forget the lives lost and the dedicated lives of those in service—continually protecting and honoring. God bless America. May you shine through the most difficult of times. Love you, TSQ #usa #9/11 #america. (Taken with Instagram)