Cassandra Gonzalez holds onto her daughter Victoria, 1, and son Adalid, 4, while protesting for the rights of asylum seekers near the U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry on Nov. 8, 2021, in Nogales, Mexico. Gonzalez came with her five children from Guerrero, Mexico, to escape unsafe conditions.
MyKail Moultrie, 4, plays with a toy truck on his backyard swing on Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Detroit. Since a young age, MyKail was non-verbal which led his parents to get him tested for autism. MyKail's mother,Tiera Lavin, now runs a business called The Vend Bros, which aims to put her son on a routine after he was diagnosed with autism. MyKail and his brother Miguel, 2, are co-owners, and it helps them by counting coins, refilling machines and keeping track of stock. Lavin also wrote a book called "Affirmations From A to Z" which aims to destigmatize autism through an alphabet book.
Hope Deaver, center, chants along with fellow protestors in opposition to a small group of anti-abortion protestors during the annual WomenÕs March at the Arizona State Capitol on Saturday, October 2, 2021, in Phoenix.
Rebeca Escalante, 8, of Mexico, puts her mask over her eyes as she's administered the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at Carl Hayden Community High School in Phoenix. Escalante recently immigrated to the United States through Texas with her younger brother to live with her aunt in Arizona.
Abdulrahman Ghaleb, 16, top, holds onto Jabi Ahmed's, 15, bottom not seen, hand as he climbs on a railing to take a video of protestors during a march in support of Palestine held by New Generation for Palestine on Sunday, May 16, 2021, in Dearborn, Mich. Ghaleb, of Yemen, was wearing a ring with the colors of his homeland's flag which had experienced oppression and similar worldwide attention in support of Palestinians, he said.
Jennifer Starr Dodd, center, and a group of people wait to hear the sentencing verdict of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin at George Floyd Square on Friday, June 25, 2021, in Minneapolis. Chauvin was sentenced to 22 and half years in prison on second and third degree murder and second degree manslaughter charges for the murder of George Floyd across the street.
Travis Hopkins and his neighbor Art Collum look over a historic barn that was burned down at his home as residents were allowed to return to their homes after a fire burned through parts of northeast Flagstaff near the Highway 89 on April 24, 2022, in Flagstaff. Collum's grandparents owned the home and Hopkins purchased it as a vacation home after moving to Phoenix from Nebraska. "My wife and I always wanted a farmhouse and we couldn't believe we stumbled onto this. We got Lucky," Hopkins said. He was in Phoenix when the fire burned down parts of his property.
Taide Elena, at left, sheds tears as she, Astrid Elena Espinoza, 18, at center, and Andrea Elena Rodriguez, 18, at right, pray during a mass to honor her grandson and their cousin, respectively, Jos Antonio Elena Rodrguez on the 10-year anniversary of his killing on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.
Rafael Delgado, center, holds up his baby Liam Delgado Garca, 1, outside their home on the outskirts of Nogales on Monday, May 23, 2022, in Nogales, Mexico. Rafael moved to Nogales to apply for asylum after his brother Carlos was kidnaped by the cartel for four days. They now live with eight more family members, including children, crammed into a two-room apartment of bare concrete block and tin roof, on the outskirts of the border city. They don't have running water, so they buy daily from a water pipe.
Emajay Driver, best friend of Daunte Wright, holds a firework in place during a Fourth of July celebration in his late friend's honor on Sunday, July 4, 2021, in Brooklyn Center. Wright was killed by former Brooklyn Center police officer Kimberly Potter during a traffic stop in April a few yards away from where Driver lit the firework in honor of his friend. Wright's family, friends, neighbors and people who traveled from out of state came together to celebrate Wright's life on his favorite holiday.
Alexis Ruby Trevizo picks weeds at dusk at the Food Forest Cooperative farm on Thursday, March. 17, 2022, in Phoenix. The co-op utilizes a 1.5 acre plot of land located on Spaces of Opportunity in South Phoenix with the goal of making culturally appropriate and medicinal foods more accessible in South Phoenix, a historically underserved region. "The idea is hopefully it doesn't become like this hippy-dippy white thing," Trevizo, who experienced first-hand the disparity in food options in different neighborhoods in the Valley, said. "I think, just in commercial and popular culture, farmers markets have been seen as a thing of privilege and expensive foods and expensive products."