New media outlet puts spotlight on marginalized communities

Zoom in: Co-editors Ruby Darwish and Milo, who uses only a first name, have worked as protest photographers alongside the Cleveland Palestine Advocacy Community.

• The People's Press won't just write about Palestine and local activism, Darwish tells Axios.
• "Cleveland has a history of failing to notice its citizens who are most in need, and we hope to break that gap through our coverage," she says.

For example: The site debuted this week with Darwish covering the daily drama of the Antoine Tolbert trial.

• It involves members of the activist group New Era Cleveland, accused by prosecutors of operating as a vigilante militia.

The big picture: "This moment felt more important now than ever," she says.

• "Nearly two years into a genocide, seven months into the Trump administration, and the political landscape mimicking a bloody cage fight — we jumped on it."

What's next: The site has enlisted a volunteer staff of journalists and editors, many of whom are still undergraduate students, and plans to publish an inaugural print edition at the end of the month.

• They are open for submissions of both reporting and creative work.

💸 Darwish says donations are welcome but not urgently needed, and will likely go towards printing costs and materials.

• "We are currently working with what we have, and that's more than enough," the site's donation page says.