The Face of Homelessness

07/10/2026 The Social Eyes 0

By Virginie Francoeur Franky prefers milkshakes. Vanilla, never chocolate. Especially the McDonald’s kind. Since he lost all his teeth, he only eats soft-serve food. Franky prefers milkshakes to yogurt. He’s not exactly into healthy eating. Franky? I never knew if that was his real name. […] See more

Skin Lightening: At What Price?

05/29/2026 The Social Eyes 0

By Oumou Diakité Fati will soon be thirty, and she’s already spent half her life bleaching her skin. When we made this observation together, she lowered her head. She fidgeted with her fingers, shifted her right leg, which was bouncing on the legs of her […] See more

From Silence Comes the Beat

03/06/2026 The Social Eyes 0

Portrait: Krops – Jungsoo Lee By The Social Eyes Team It was on the way up to the stratosphere of breakdancing that Krops’ fall came – literally. It was 2013, during intensive training to represent South Korea at a competition in France. He was 24. […] See more

Samuka: A Breakdancer’s Message

12/19/2025 The Social Eyes 0

In the world of breakdancing, the body defies gravity. But some dancers go even further. They go beyond what is possible. Samuka, a Brazilian b-boy, member of the ILL-Abilities breakdance crew, is one of those. He is missing a leg, but it’s almost invisible. Not […] See more

Drugs and Life on the Street

10/17/2025 The Social Eyes 0

By Annie Dion-Clément An ex-addict tells us about his tumultuous life path from adolescence, when he started consuming, to life on the street, to today, now on the cusp of age 30. Adorned with several tattoos, with his lively eyes and great big smile, Victor […] See more