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Sheree Barbour holds her fist in the air in Denver, Colo. as people protest the grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images hide caption
(Left) During the coronavirus pandemic, cleaning has become more intense and important. Gloves used for cleaning photographer Celeste Alonso's house in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Right) Plants on Alonso's balcony. Celeste Alonso hide caption
From left to right, some of the Latinx figures we think deserve monuments: Ivy Queen, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Sonia Manzano and Anacaona. Rodrigo Varela; Ron Galella Collection; David Livingston; The Civilization, volume III, 1882/Getty Images hide caption
Latinx Monuments We'd Like To See
Habeb al-Hamad Azab, a Syrian refugee, stands in front of his destroyed home in Beirut's Mar Mikhael neighborhood. Yasmina Hilal for NPR hide caption
Tree women of the Otavalo indigenous community of Ecuador stand on the Arbolito park in Quito, Ecuador during the 10th day of social protests that took place in October, 2019. Isadora Romero hide caption
"I identify politically and internally as nonbinary and externally practice as masculine, so trans-masculine," Jady says. "Nonbinary to me is being off of the structure that was put into place to categorize/control people. To me, that's the political part of the identification." Salgu Wissmath hide caption
Ethiopia Berta, an activist and educator who has been fighting for a change for many years, marches in Washington, D.C., on June 6. Last year she worked to keep Democracy Prep Public Charter School in southeast Washington, D.C., from closing. Dee Dwyer hide caption
Left: Photographer Neha Hirve's grandfather, Shriram, in the blistering morning sun. Right: Hirve's grandparents hold hands as they take their afternoon nap. Neha Hirve hide caption
The Procession of Steps is a journey that marks the last Friday of Christian Lent. This year, the procession continued without the presence of any followers and with the entire church group wearing masks and gloves. Olinda, Recife. Brenda Alcântara hide caption
Girón Merchy, 45, works in the radiology department at Riotinto Hospital in Huelva. On March 18, she began to feel the symptoms of the coronavirus. One day later it was confirmed that she had been infected with COVID-19. She has been in isolation at her home, avoiding physical contact with her two children and her partner. Susana Giron hide caption
Boxes are dropped close to a hospital ground in Guilan, Iran, where residents are taking calls for social distancing to heart. Khashayar Javanmardi hide caption
Cuban singer Cimafunk performs with Tank and the Bangas (winners of NPR's 2017 Tiny Desk Contest), The Soul Rebels and the Queen of the Guardians of the Flame during a concert at La Tropical in Havana. Eliana Aponte for NPR hide caption
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"I am keeping this carefully for our only son, who may never get to know his father's love anytime soon." —Sudarshini, whose husband disappeared in 2006 Amrita Chandradas hide caption