Rory Doyle
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Eight Mile AL, Year
Carletta Davis, leader of We Matter Community Association, works from home.
Carletta stands for a portrait by the pond at her property.
A refinery active near marshland.
Industrial facilities with Mobile in the background.
Pedestrians walk through Prichard.
Downtown Prichard.
Carletta browses her organization’s website.
Chickasaw Creek winds through marshland.
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We Matter Community Association (WMCA) is a Black-led grassroots group in Prichard, Alabama, working to address environmental harm and improve life for its majority-Black community. Formed after a 2008 chemical leak, WMCA now leads efforts around the water crisis, pushing for accountability and resources. Through community meetings, coalition-building, and resident support, WMCA confronts systemic neglect and fights for health, safety, and justice. Rory Doyle is a documentary photographer in Cleveland, Mississippi, whose work focuses on the Delta and the South. A 2024 Pulitzer finalist, his photography has appeared in The New York Times, Smithsonian, and ProPublica.