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Two young Black men in suits pose together and smile at the camera.

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'COVID Is a Wake-Up Call': Black Entrepreneurs Aim to Level Playing Field

Two young Black men in suits pose together and smile at the camera.

Two young Black men in suits pose together and smile at the camera.

Children and their parents from Compton’s McKinley K-8 School of Integrated Arts smile at the camera while doing arts and crafts activities.

Children and their parents from Compton’s McKinley K-8 School of Integrated Arts smile at the camera while doing arts and crafts activities.

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A Look at Arts Education for the Next Generation of Culture Makers

Children and their parents from Compton’s McKinley K-8 School of Integrated Arts smile at the camera while doing arts and crafts activities.

Children and their parents from Compton’s McKinley K-8 School of Integrated Arts smile at the camera while doing arts and crafts activities.

A patient wearing an oxygen mask is wheeled inside a COVID-19 hospital for treatment, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad, India, April 21, 2021.

A patient wearing an oxygen mask is wheeled inside a COVID-19 hospital for treatment, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad, India, April 21, 2021.

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Beg, Borrow, Steal': The Fight for Oxygen Among New Delhi's Hospitals

A patient wearing an oxygen mask is wheeled inside a COVID-19 hospital for treatment, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad, India, April 21, 2021.

A patient wearing an oxygen mask is wheeled inside a COVID-19 hospital for treatment, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad, India, April 21, 2021.

A close-up shot of a little girl holding an adult's hand.

A close-up shot of a little girl holding an adult's hand.

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First Group of Migrant Children Arrive at Long Beach Convention Center. Here's How You Can Help.

A close-up shot of a little girl holding an adult's hand.

A close-up shot of a little girl holding an adult's hand.

Alyssa Jenkins uses the state's MyTurn website to try to book a vaccination appointment for someone on April 19, 2021.

Alyssa Jenkins uses the state's MyTurn website to try to book a vaccination appointment for someone on April 19, 2021.

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State's 'MyTurn' Website Bypassed for Most Vaccine Appointments

Alyssa Jenkins uses the state's MyTurn website to try to book a vaccination appointment for someone on April 19, 2021.

Alyssa Jenkins uses the state's MyTurn website to try to book a vaccination appointment for someone on April 19, 2021.

Burcin Becerik-Gerber, USC Dean’s Professor in civil and environmental engineering, originally from Turkey, on a rescue boat with the Hellenic Coast Guard.

Burcin Becerik-Gerber, USC Dean’s Professor in civil and environmental engineering, originally from Turkey, on a rescue boat with the Hellenic Coast Guard.

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Lives Not Grades

Lives Not Grades

Burcin Becerik-Gerber, USC Dean’s Professor in civil and environmental engineering, originally from Turkey, on a rescue boat with the Hellenic Coast Guard.

Burcin Becerik-Gerber, USC Dean’s Professor in civil and environmental engineering, originally from Turkey, on a rescue boat with the Hellenic Coast Guard.

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A patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) receives oxygen inside an ambulance after she was evacuated from the Vijay Vallabh hospital, which caught fire in Virar, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, April 23, 2021.

A patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) receives oxygen inside an ambulance after she was evacuated from the Vijay Vallabh hospital, which caught fire in Virar, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, April 23, 2021.

'Losing Hope': India's COVID-19 Meltdown Exposes New Front in Digital Divide

Two young Black men in suits pose together and smile at the camera.

Two young Black men in suits pose together and smile at the camera.

'COVID Is a Wake-Up Call': Black Entrepreneurs Aim to Level Playing Field

A patient wearing an oxygen mask is wheeled inside a COVID-19 hospital for treatment, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad, India, April 21, 2021.

A patient wearing an oxygen mask is wheeled inside a COVID-19 hospital for treatment, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad, India, April 21, 2021.

Beg, Borrow, Steal': The Fight for Oxygen Among New Delhi's Hospitals

A woman in a black t-shirt gets a vaccine administered on her right arm by a woman in dark blue scrubs.

A woman in a black t-shirt gets a vaccine administered on her right arm by a woman in dark blue scrubs.

Back For Seconds? Tens of Thousands in L.A. County Overdue for Second COVID Shot

Muslims wearing face masks as precaution against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), attend Ramadan Tarawih prayers at Sultan Mosque in Singapore, April 13, 2021.

Muslims wearing face masks as precaution against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), attend Ramadan Tarawih prayers at Sultan Mosque in Singapore, April 13, 2021.

In COVID-19's Shadow, Migrants Find Solace in Ramadan Prayers and Online Iftars

Alyssa Jenkins uses the state's MyTurn website to try to book a vaccination appointment for someone on April 19, 2021.

Alyssa Jenkins uses the state's MyTurn website to try to book a vaccination appointment for someone on April 19, 2021.

El sitio web 'MyTurn' del estado no se ha utilizado para la mayoría de citas de vacunas

Alyssa Jenkins uses the state's MyTurn website to try to book a vaccination appointment for someone on April 19, 2021.

Alyssa Jenkins uses the state's MyTurn website to try to book a vaccination appointment for someone on April 19, 2021.

State's 'MyTurn' Website Bypassed for Most Vaccine Appointments

ARCHIVE PICTURE: An officer of the Tunisian State Border Guard Service wearing a protective mask checks the passport of a passenger, as a precautionary measure to avoid contracting coronavirus work at Tunisia Airport in Tunis, Tunisia February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

ARCHIVE PICTURE: An officer of the Tunisian State Border Guard Service wearing a protective mask checks the passport of a passenger, as a precautionary measure to avoid contracting coronavirus work at Tunisia Airport in Tunis, Tunisia February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Booming Market for Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Passports Sparks Alarm

Residents wait in line to receive the Sinovac's CoronaVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the community Quilombo Quilomba, descendants of African slaves, in Mage, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil April 7, 2021.

Residents wait in line to receive the Sinovac's CoronaVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at the community Quilombo Quilomba, descendants of African slaves, in Mage, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil April 7, 2021.

Vaccine Reaches Descendants of Runaway Slaves as COVID-19 Ravages Brazil

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Burcin Becerik-Gerber, USC Dean’s Professor in civil and environmental engineering, originally from Turkey, on a rescue boat with the Hellenic Coast Guard.

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Two young Black men in suits pose together and smile at the camera.

'COVID Is a Wake-Up Call': Black Entrepreneurs Aim to Level Playing Field

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