{"id":232,"date":"2025-04-27T19:57:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T19:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nataliamds.org\/equitablepathways\/?p=232"},"modified":"2026-03-04T19:03:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:03:32","slug":"a-pillow-is-a-privilege","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/photographers\/cesar-rodriguez\/a-pillow-is-a-privilege\/","title":{"rendered":"A Pillow is a Privilege"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>by <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/gallery\/cesar-rodriguez\/\"><strong>Cesar Rodrigue<\/strong>z<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-section-5 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-section-5--1\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ca2dd60b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Remembering the past:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Miami is a hard spot to find a place to sleep. You have to worry about your safety, stay out of the weather, and now be worried about going to jail. When you find a spot it\u2019s never secure. I always tried to take care of my space so I could hold on to it. I stayed in this spot on and off for 10 years. These pillows belong to a friend of mine. They remind me of where I\u2019ve been and where I don\u2019t want to go back to.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ceasr-A-Pillow-is-a-Priviledge-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ceasr-A-Pillow-is-a-Priviledge-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ceasr-A-Pillow-is-a-Priviledge-scaled-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ceasr-A-Pillow-is-a-Priviledge-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ceasr-A-Pillow-is-a-Priviledge-scaled-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ceasr-A-Pillow-is-a-Priviledge-scaled-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ceasr-A-Pillow-is-a-Priviledge-scaled-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Digital Camera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);min-height:100vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1390\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-38 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ceasr-A-Pillow-is-a-Priviledge-copy-BW-scaled-1.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ceasr-A-Pillow-is-a-Priviledge-copy-BW-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ceasr-A-Pillow-is-a-Priviledge-copy-BW-scaled-1-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ceasr-A-Pillow-is-a-Priviledge-copy-BW-scaled-1-1024x556.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ceasr-A-Pillow-is-a-Priviledge-copy-BW-scaled-1-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ceasr-A-Pillow-is-a-Priviledge-copy-BW-scaled-1-1536x834.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ceasr-A-Pillow-is-a-Priviledge-copy-BW-scaled-1-2048x1112.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-background-color has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-034affbd wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-86036b5e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:50vh\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-94bbf7bc wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n\n<p class=\"has-literata-font-family has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Call to Action<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left has-ysabeau-office-font-family\" style=\"font-size:4vw;font-style:normal;font-weight:300;line-height:0.9\">Help people find a job to secure finances. You never know why someone is on the streets. Walk a mile in my shoes.<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-bottom is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-literata-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:37px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>MORE PHOTOS<\/strong> <strong>BY CESAR RODRIGUEZ<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-7e964c02 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-232 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cesar-rodriguez tag-past\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/tag\/past\/\" rel=\"tag\">PAST<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/photographers\/cesar-rodriguez\/a-pillow-is-a-privilege\/\" target=\"_self\" >A Pillow is a Privilege<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Remembering the past: Miami is a hard spot to find a place to sleep. You have to worry about your safety, stay out of the weather, and now be worried about going to jail. When you find a spot it\u2019s never secure. I always tried to take care of my space so I could hold&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/photographers\/cesar-rodriguez\/a-pillow-is-a-privilege\/\">(Read more)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-42 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cesar-rodriguez tag-present\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/tag\/present\/\" rel=\"tag\">PRESENT<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/photographers\/cesar-rodriguez\/keep-it-real-dont-sugar-coat-it\/\" target=\"_self\" >Keep It Real, Don\u2019t Sugar Coat It<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Navigating the present: I used to sleep here and hang out here. Not too many places you can go without the police or other people harassing you. Back then it was worse \u2013 across the street was a trap house. They tried to keep the place clean, but not like the way it is now.&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/photographers\/cesar-rodriguez\/keep-it-real-dont-sugar-coat-it\/\">(Read more)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-221 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cesar-rodriguez tag-future\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"taxonomy-post_tag wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/tag\/future\/\" rel=\"tag\">FUTURE<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/photographers\/cesar-rodriguez\/lifes-lessons\/\" target=\"_self\" >Life\u2019s Lessons<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Picturing the future: The center of the photo is a new building project \u2013 the present. The building on the left is the past \u2013 a historic building that was the first Black school in Miami&#8211; a lot they are preserving. The buildings in the background are the future. You have to start from the&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/matthewmarr.org\/equitablepathways\/photographers\/cesar-rodriguez\/lifes-lessons\/\">(Read more)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remembering the past: Miami is a hard spot to find a place to sleep. You have to worry about your safety, stay out of the weather, and now be worried about going to jail. When you find a spot it\u2019s never secure. 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