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Our 2024 Wrap-up, Christmas Offer, and BIG News for the New Year

O duśmani | "The enemy"

"Was the wedding cursed?" Our Romani tribe's year in 30 pictures

Mig Mig | "Blink blink"

Fusion with the drums: A glimpse into the Romani soul

Jastar amenge dur | "Let's run far away"

Do the Roma ruin everything they touch?

Balval | "Wind"

Abduction, dowries, or love: On marriage in Romani culture

1-week creative break

Akaja rat | "This night"

Vela's grand Limo ride from the crisis center

Ko pazari | "To the market"

Turning trash into treasure: What the Roma do with discarded machines

Bijav | "Wedding"

The hidden dangers of street cleaning

Ker ta mange, daje | "Make for me, mother"

When you've seen it all: How the Roma respond to non-Roma suffering

O Davuli | "Oh, drums"

How do the Roma afford lavish celebrations despite living in extreme poverty?

Kas mangljum | "Who I wanted"

The highest honor in Roma culture is a child in your arms

Alo vakti te pujrovav | "The time came to grow old"

Bugattis in the garage, Roma slaves in the streets: The empire of Rumen Gaytanski "The Wolf"

Edin zhivot ne stiga | "One life is not enough"

Why have the Romani been scapegoated for a thousand years?

Auction for a cause: Bid for this stunning painting by Romani artist Christine Ford

How one friend's Fundraiser will keep our Romani tribe warm this winter

Niśto ne mangava e Devlestar | "I want nothing from God"

Swapped at birth: A Romani mother at the heart of a national scandal

Zhani

Is a secret genocide taking place in the Czech Republic?

Dajakiri dukh | "Mother's pain"

The soup that gathers the tribe and kicks off the wedding

Mangljum o Devel | "I wanted from God"

The Bohemian aesthetic comes from joy and discarded things

O, la me mangav | "Oh, I want her"

What will happen if you walk into a Romani ghetto?

Duj jakha | "Two eyes"

When Our Walls Fell: A short movie

Takti po takti | "Beat by beat"

Are the Roma misogynistic?

Sanela

Wild and free: Why Romani parents let their children roam

Lakoro bijav dikhava | "Her wedding I watch"

The untold Romani roots of Boho culture

Zekie

Gambling for survival: Inside the Romani Casino culture

E davulja e zurle | "The drums and the zurna"

“They ring the church bells when they see one of us”

Geljan, dade, but dureste | "You went, father, far away"

From quiet to epic: The slow burn of Roma celebrations

Apologies

Savi daj sijan tu? | "What mother are you?"

Kali Sara: How the Romani hid their Goddess in plain sight

Na manges | "You don't want me"

Roma breastfeeding culture is proof the rest of us live in a dystopia

Kas isi hola te halen peske | "Let the haters eat their hate"

Rice, milk, and sugar: The morning ritual of the biggest Roma holiday

Beśav mangi korkoro | "I sit all alone"

The Romani know they are beautiful

Čhaje śukarije | "Beautiful girl"

The ancient Bharatiyas who live among us

Sabina

The ghetto is my safe space

Dželem, Dželem | "I went, I went"

Beyond Borders: The beauty and wisdom of the Romani flag

Na mangava tut | "I don't want you"

Who would you kill?

Avereste geljan | "You left for the other"

"I'll mourn you for 100 days"

Kher khereste | "From house to house"

Dancing on a razor blade: Why the Roma resort to loan sharks

Mi śuźi čhaj | "My sweet girl"

The Touch of Farewell: When the dead leave a handprint

Devla | "God"

The Roma don't do shame

Tzigansko sartze | "Gypsy heart"

"With our own hands": Romani funerals are a profound act of love

Mo zhivoti | "My life"

How the Roma give from an empty wallet

Elena

Until the candle burns down: How the Roma and their dead say goodbye

Amalipe | "Friendship"

Regal or Ragged: The Roma always wear joy

Dukhavgijan mo čhavo | "I grieve for my child"

"Women were the fiercest fighters"

Mo selami si katar sae Romenge | "My luck is from all the Roma"

Connection over perfection: The raw reality of Romani Social Media

Vasilitza

Feast and Forgive: A few sacred customs of the Romani New Year

Mo sastipa me dajake me te dav | "Give my health to my mother"

Healing Live: A Roma tribe's response to a mental breakdown

Parnile me bala | "My hair grew white"