Thomas Chatterton Williams, along with more than 150 journalists, authors and writers, published a letter decrying the "intolerant climate that has set in on all sides" of debate in Harper's Magazine. Thomas Chatterton Williams hide caption
A pedestrian walks past anti-5G graffiti in the Flatiron District of New York in May. Noam Galai/Getty Images hide caption
A field trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., led by Kimberly Grayson, the principal of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College in Denver, inspired some of her students to demand a more inclusive school curriculum. Chemetra Keys hide caption
Eleven-year-old Davon McNeal was one of several children gunned down by gun violence over the Fourth of July weekend. His dream was to play for the NFL and buy his mother "the biggest house." Courtesy of John Ayala hide caption
Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, speaks during an event about affordable health care in Lancaster, Pa., on June 25. Joshua Roberts/Getty Images hide caption
Pirette McKamey has spent more than three decades as an educator. Currently the principal at Mission High School in San Francisco, McKamey says being an anti-racist educator means committing to "all of the students sitting in front of me, including Black and Latinx students." Charles Warren hide caption
The civil rights experts Facebook hired to review its policies faulted CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to prioritize free speech over other values. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Black Students Matter demonstrators march en route to a rally at the Department of Education in Washington, D.C., on June 19. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption
