Homeless Mother and Daughter — Alexus and D’yahnuh

Mark Laita interviews a mother-daughter pair living on the street, Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA, 2024. Featuring Alexus, a homeless mother, and D'yahnuh, her daughter. The presence of a child alongside a parent in crisis reframes every assumption about how people end up unhoused.

Who: Alexus, a homeless mother, and D'yahnuh, her daughter — two generations navigating life without housing, interviewed together on camera

What: Mark Laita interviews a mother-daughter pair living on the street. Their shared circumstances and visible closeness make for one of SWU's more quietly devastating portraits

Where: Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA

When: 2024

Why: The presence of a child alongside a parent in crisis reframes every assumption about how people end up unhoused. D'yahnuh's composure in front of the camera is its own kind of testimony.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVBvzBoWTpA

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