Hundreds of people gather to sing and march Monday during the 30th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial march in downtown Raleigh.
David Arnesen Jr, 5, of Venice, La., pouts while demanding his friend return his bicycle to him. David, living just 48 miles from the site of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, along with his friends, were rarely allowed to play outside this summer because of concerns of air quality caused by the BP oil spill.
Ray Anthony Cepriano, of Venice, La., a deckhand, remains optimistic despite a low catch on the first day of the white shrimp season in Louisana since the BP oil spill. Cepriano worked for BP for 90 days with the Vessels of Opportunity program, before returning to his life-long career as a fishermen.
An Occupy Wall Street protester is arrested in the early morning hours in the financial district of Manhattan. Occupiers were anticipating being forcibly removed from Zuccotti Park and prepared a march in response.
Campaigning for North Carolina's Fourth District, Frank Roche campaigns at a health reform protest organized by the Tea Party in Raleigh, N.C. Though not officially endorsed by the Tea Party, Roche campaigns regularly at Tea Party rallies.
A young boy tries to outrun a wave at Mann beach in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno on San Cristobal Island. Mann beach is the favored destination for college students and local children who attend a nearby school.
Keith Robbins' girlfriend, Sheryl, jokes with Keith while waiting for the doctor to see him. Robbins recently went through intensive chemotherapy for tongue and throat cancer. While Medicaid paid for all of Keith’s cancer treatment, Keith receives $450 dollars per month for disability. When he was put on disability, his food stamps were cut in half. “I worked hard my whole life, six, seven days a week, I paid my dues, and to give me $449 dollars a month for disability, I think is a joke,” Robbins said, who would be homeless without Sheryl allowing him to stay rent free at her home.
Ruth Lyons, tosses the first lock of her hair to a cheering crowd at the St. Baldrick's 10 anniversary head-shaving-fundraiser event in Raliegh, N.C. "I'm a cancer survivor," said Lyons, who raised nearly $1,200 for the foundation.
Father Jim Fukes, center in glasses, and other members of the church help each other light their candles during the first celebration of Easter at St. Julia's Catholic church.
Eric Tiser, right, a lifelong shrimper from Venice, La., works on his boat with deckhand Marvin Smith, left, after helping a friend (center) get his boat running. Many shrimp areas have been closed down due to the BP oil spill. "I'm just making all I can right now so I can get my kids out of here," Tiser said. "Everything just got right since Katrina, but where I like to shrimp at is all closed down."
An inmate peeks out of his prison cell at MCI-Cedar Junction at Walpole, Mass. MCI-Cedar Junction is the maximum security reception center for male offenders in Massachusetts. At the center, prisoners are classified for placement in a maximum, medium, or minimum security prison based on their crime and behavior.