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Scott Mc Kiernan presents zReportage.com Issue #1034 Story of the Week: Published: TUESDAY March 31, 2026: ‘LA SAPE: Congo Fashion Rebels’ by award winning ZUMA Press photographer Tariq Zaidi: The Congo Sapeurs are members of a vibrant fashion subculture ‘La Sape’ known for dressing in sharp, high-end suits in some of the world’s poorest neighborhoods. These ‘Congolese dandies’ espouse flamboyant outfits, impeccable grooming with a gentlemanly code of conduct. In early 2026, Sapeurs in Kinshasa gathered to honor Stervos Niarkos, often called the ‘father of Sape,’ who helped elevate the culture to a ‘religion’ of style in the 1980s. The Society of Ambiance-Makers and Elegant People (La Sape) emerged during colonial times when young Congolese began adopting and reimagining European attire. Many Sapeurs are ordinary working-class men, taxi drivers, gardeners, or bricklayers, who live in low-income neighborhoods. The DRC is one of the poorest countries in the world, where two thirds of the population of about 100 million people live on under $2.15 a day, according to the World Bank. Welcome to ‘LA SAPE: Congo Fashion Rebels’

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The Oscars honor the best of Hollywood, Iran strikes back, the Muslim world celebrates Eid al-Fitr: The MARCH 2026 Pictures Of the Month for @ZUMApress is now published. PLEASE SHARE! #photojournalism www.thepicturesofthemonth.com

Sit back and enjoy “The Pictures of the Month” (POM) presented by Scott Mc Kiernan and ZUMA Press. ZUMA received over one million images shot by professional photographers, all shot in the month of March.

Photographers represented by ZUMA Press covered the four corners of the world to bring pictures that need to be seen! POM shows the best work of these photojournalists, documenting the most important events of the past month.

ZUMA Press Wire’s talented award-winning picture editing staff of Mark Avery, Jim Colton, Jessica Cotsonas, Robin Loznak, Scott Mc Kiernan, Julie Rogers, Ruaridh Stewart, whom with the fine ZUMA support staff: John Collett, Katrina Kochneva, Pat Johnson, Julie Mason, Jeremy Mc Kiernan and Stan Sholik contributed to make this Lucie & Webby winning monthly movie possible. Hope you enjoy and then if so, pass the word to others 🙂

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March 3, 2026, New York, New York, USA: Outside the Newscorp Building in Midtown Manhattan a ‘Regime Change Begins At Home’ demonstration denounces President Trump’s war on Iran and Fox News for reporting that protesters say is biased propaganda in favor of the Trump administration. A peaceful protester chants and holds a sign that reads ‘OPERATION EPSTEIN FURY’ at the weekly Rise and Resist and Truth Tuesdays demonstration at the news channel’s Manhattan headquarters. (Credit Image: © Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Press Wire)

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February 19, 2026, New York, New York, USA: A protester holds a sign that reads ‘Liam Ramos 5year old Kidnapped by ICE’ with his picture in his bunny hat and a school picture at Rise and Resist’s weekly anti-I.C.E. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) silent vigil outside of 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan’s Civic Center where Federal agents continue to detain immigration court respondents. As people enter and exit the The Jacob K. Javits Federal Office Building at lunch hour, demonstrators line the sidewalk with placards memorializing those who have died from ICE violence and denounce the Trump administration’s deportation policy. (Credit Image: © Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Press Wire)

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March 24, 2026, New York, New York, USA: Outside the Newscorp Building in Midtown Manhattan demonstrators encourage passersby to fill the streets on March 28th for the third national ‘No Kings No ICE No War’ anti-Trump march and rally. Protesters denounce Fox News for failing to report on No Kings 3, standing outside the network’s headquarters leafleting and chanting. Peaceful protesters hold a sign with an image of President Trump wearing prison stripes behind bars and signs that read ‘RELEASE the UNREDACTED EPSTEIN FILES’ with an image of J. Epstein and President Trump ‘WAR CRIMINAL’ with an image of Secretary of Defense Hegseth ‘NEW YORK New York SAYS NO KINGS 3.28.2026 AT 2PM 7TH AVE and CENTRAL PARK SOUTH NOKINGSNYC.COM’ ‘NO KINGS!’ ‘CONVICT ALL THE PEDOPHILES.’ at the weekly Rise and Resist and Truth Tuesdays demonstration. (Credit Image: © Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Press Wire)

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March 8, 2026, New York, New York, USA: Hundreds of people come to Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan on International Women’s Day for a ‘Believe Survivors Turn The Files Into Trials’ demonstration demanding the ‘Epstein Class’ be held accountable for their actions. Protesters hold signs that read Pam Bondi LIES and LEADS COVER UP of Sexual Assaults’ ‘WE BELIEVE YOU’ ‘RELEASE the UNREDACTED EPSTEIN FILES’ with an image of J. Epstein and President Trump. Organizers with Rise and Resist call for the release of all the Trump Epstein files. (Credit Image: © Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Press Wire)

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February 5, 2026, New York, New York, USA: Protesters holding signs that read ‘ABOLISH I.C.E.’ ‘KILLED by ICE in Los Angeles Keith Porter’ with his picture ‘DIED in ICE custody’ join Rise and Resist’s weekly anti-ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) silent vigil outside of 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan’s Civic Center where Federal agents continue to detain immigration court respondents. Demonstrators denounce the deaths caused by ICE violence and the Trump administration’s immigration policy. (Credit Image: © Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Press Wire)

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February 19, 2026, New York, New York, USA: A protester holds a sign that reads ‘DIED in ICE custody Victor Manuel Diaz’ with a picture of him at Rise and Resist’s weekly anti-I.C.E. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) silent vigil outside of 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan’s Civic Center where Federal agents continue to detain immigration court respondents. As people enter and exit the The Jacob K. Javits Federal Office Building at lunch hour, demonstrators line the sidewalk with placards memorializing those who have died from ICE violence and denounce the Trump administration’s deportation policy. (Credit Image: © Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Press Wire)

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February 24, 2026, New York, New York, USA: Demonstrators outside Newscorp in Midtown Manhattan call for Fox News and all media to fact check President Trump’s State of the Union address that evening. Peaceful protesters hold signs that read ‘FACT CHECK TRUMP’ ‘DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION’ ‘EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN! EPSTEIN!’ At a weekly demonstration protesters with the activist groups Rise and Resist and Truth Tuesdays denounce the network for what they call biased reporting in favor of the Trump administration. (Credit Image: © Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Press Wire)

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