Article reposted with permission. Six months following the deadliest mass shooting in recent U.S. history at the Pulse nightclub, the Orlando community is still grieving. Many communities across Orlando - whether LGBTQ+, Latinx, Black, faith, or more broadly - have been impacted. Photographer Cassi Alexandra spoke to people across these communities, each with varying connections to the tragedy, about their grief, their loss, and their hope for recovery. These stories examine

Exactly six months have passed since we were all awoken by the earth shattering news that has permanently been etched into our minds. Forty-nine innocent, beautiful, and vibrant lives, each in their prime, with passions, hopes, and dreams yet to be discovered were stolen from us, and many more left to carry with them the physical and emotional scars of this tragedy. We still ask ourselves questions to which we may never truly know the answers. Many still wonder, what could ha