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Joyette Jagolino (second from the right) in critical-care nurse training with her class at Saint Paul University in Manila Courtesy of Joyette Jagolino via The Atlantic hide caption

Eddie Izzard co-wrote the script for Six Minutes to Midnight, and stars as half German, half British teacher Thomas Miller. Courtesy of IFC Films hide caption

Satchel Paige is shown during a World Series game against the Boston Braves in Boston on Oct. 6, 1948. Paige and Larry Doby were two Black players who helped Cleveland's baseball team win the World Series. AP hide caption

Socialism and capitalism. chokkicx/Getty Images hide caption

Howard Hatch's command of printing press history has earned the Sacramento History Museum volunteer star power on TikTok. Jared Jones/Sacramento History Museum hide caption

Illustration of Luxurious American Pullman Dining Car, 1877. Getty Images hide caption

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (left) looks over the electric chair in the death chamber at the Greensville Correctional Center with Operations Director George Hinkle (center) and the director of the Department of Corrections, Harold Clarke, prior to signing a bill abolishing the penalty Wednesday. Steve Helber/AP hide caption

Maxine Toler, who lives near Los Angeles, has been asking neighbors why they do or do not want the vaccine. But it's the health inequities of today, not the infamous "Tuskegee Study," that Toler hears about when she talks to Black friends and neighbors about the COVID-19 vaccine. Heidi de Marco / KHN hide caption

Jason Burt, of Clarksburg, Calif., got help from Grammy award-winning sound engineers to digitize and prepare recordings of his grandfather, Richard Burt, playing trumpet in the 746th Far East Air Force Band. Angelee Arceo Photography hide caption

People eye each other with suspicion while dealing with the fear of Coronavirus. LA Johnson hide caption

Leesa Kelly of Minneapolis, Minn., has been collecting plywood protest murals with the organization, Save the Boards, since the civil unrest following killing of George Floyd. Nina Robinson hide caption

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice talks about business trajectory during his annual State of the State address on Jan. 8, 2020, in Charleston. Justice has a plan that he says will help his state's population "soar." Chris Jackson/AP hide caption