Josie Norris (Central Michigan University)
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Antonio Lee comforts Trevor Taylor during an emotional moment during a demonstration in honor of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man who was killed in police custody May 25, at Travis Park in downtown San Antonio, Texas, on June 3, 2020. Taylor had become emotional while he laid on the ground in a posture similar to the one Floyd was in when he was killed by a police officer who knelt on Floyd's neck. Lee quickly came to Taylor's side comfort him as they took in the moment.
Michael Blackshire (Ohio University)
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Two nights after the death of Rayshard Brooks, protestors stormed the intersection of Pryor Avenue. Without any Atlanta police in sight during the time, a few in the crowd stormed the gas station next door to the Wendy’s with intentions to loot, but another group of people persuaded the crowd to go against the idea. Instead a few decided too loot at the Lennox Mall, while some went back home, and others stayed through the night to protest.
Antranik Tavitian (University of Missouri)
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Protesters hold hands to form a protective barrier around other protesters on a freeway entrance during an “Expect Us” march on Thursday, June 6, 2020 in St, Louis, Mo. The protest began in the commerce area of Brentwood and moved towards the freeway where the group was met by dozens of police officers in riot gear.
Jordan Opp (University of Nebraska)
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Protestor chants “I can’t breathe”
A protestor yells the phrase” I Can’t Breathe” during the Black Lives Matter Peaceful Protest at the Nebraska State Capitol on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Jens Hartmann Schmidt (Danish School of Media and Journalism)
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Minister of health at the War Room
The danish minister of health and elderly Magnus Heunicke is briefed about the new virus Covid-19. The day after the meeting Denmark will have its first official covid-19 case. The briefing is held at Christianborg Palace in the War Room, where the political plan to handle the crisis is planned.
Lily Thompson (Western Kentucky University)
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Kasa Joseph, 3, leans on his father during Mass at the Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Bowling Green, Ky. Kasa was born in a Tanzanian refugee camp where his father, Joseph Msendele, and family lived for nearly 20 years fleeing war in their home country. Msendele was a child himself when he and his family escaped to Tanzania from Congo. From the moment the family got to the camp, they were working through an international immigration organization to get into the United States. Msendele was approved first to come to the U.S., and was here for nearly eight months before his wife, parents, and several other relatives were able to follow. For the family, their Catholic faith has helped them transition into their new lives in America and they are very active in the Holy Spirit Catholic Church's international community. “America is more difficult because it is so different,” Msendele said.
Jennifer Mosbrucker (University of Missouri)
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Princess Jammie Coleman and Prince Rodney Spriggs wait for the homecoming parade to start Sept. 20, 2019 at The Hitching Lot in Columbus, Mississippi.