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Migrants and asylum-seekers cross into the United States from Tijuana, Mexico, through the El Chaparral crossing, walking up its iconic white ramp on their way to make their asylum claim on May 12, 2023.

Wood Street resident Mayana Sparks cries while watching the City of Oakland begin to evict the encampment in Oakland on April 10, 2023.

Sophia Lewis, 13, of Maryland Heights, Mo., helps hoist a giant rainbow flag down Market Street on Sunday, June 25, 2023, during the St. Louis PrideFest Parade in downtown St. Louis.

Kieyira Flintroy of Las Vegas poses for a portrait while waiting in line to see Beyonce’s Seattle stop on the Renaissance World Tour on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at Lumen Field in Seattle. KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer

Surrounded by security, Aimee Kotek Wilson, left, and her wife, Governor Tina Kotek, prepare to enter the inaugural proceedings at the Oregon Capitol in Salem, Ore., Jan. 9, 2022.

Dulce De Leche performs on Columbus Avenue during the event San Francisco is a Drag, a series of outdoor drag performances in San Francisco on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. Organizers Juanita MORE!, Honey Mahogany, and D’Arcy Drollinger partnered with The Civic Joy Fun and Oasis Arts to coordinate performances for 100 drag artists throughout San Francisco on December 2 and 3. The series kicked off in North Beach on Saturday on seven street corners throughout the neighborhood.

Members of the Mitotiliztli Yaoyollohtli Aztec dance company line up for the march for Santos Rodriguez 50th Anniversary Commemoration Sunday, July 23, 2023, Pike Park near downtown Dallas.

January 5, 2023 – Maura Healey waits to be escorted by the sergeant of arms into the House Chamber to take the oath of office to become the next Governor of Massachusetts. And along with Oregon Gov.-elect Tina Kotek, she becomes one of the first lesbian governors in U.S. history. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Runners cross the starting line of the 127th Boston Marathon. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

April 11, 2003 – Pallbearers carry the casket of Mel King out the doors of Union United Methodist Church after the conclusion of the funeral service. King — perhaps the city’s most prominent modern Black organizer and politician — died on March 28, at age 94.(Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Victor Ramirez hugs Gina Bennett, both work at the mall, at the memorial for the victims of Saturday’s shooting Monday, May 8, 2023, at Allen Premium Outlets in Allen. Eight people were killed when 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia opened fire at the mall. Five others remain hospitalized, three in critical condition.

East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway talks to reporters during a contentious community meeting on Feb. 15, 2023, about the fiery, toxic train derailment that occurred in the Ohio community earlier that month. Full story here.

John Wade from Cleveland, Ohio, has a boost of confidence right before the start signal in the National Veterans Wheelchair Games at the Portland International Raceway on July 5, 2023. The National Veterans Wheelchair Games brought in about 460 veterans to compete in all kinds of sporting events.

Screen Actors Guild members and Writers Guild of America members picket at the Amazon Culver Studios in Culver City on June 17, 2023. Photo by Julie A Hotz for CalMatters

Jatun Mashikiuna performs during a festival in downtown Hartford, Ct., where officials and the general public joined members of the Ecuadorian community to raise their flag at the Capitol in observance of Ecuador’s Independence Day. (Ayannah Brown/Connecticut Public)

Michael Jones and others strike at the Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center in Oakland on Oct. 4, 2023.

Young fans react after high-fiving OL Reign forward Megan Rapinoe as she walks onto the field to play her final NWSL regular-season home game against the Washington Spirit on Friday, October 6, 2023, at Lumen Field in Seattle. KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer

For the first Literary Costume Ball at the Library of Congress, Shauna Chase of Alexandria, VA dressed as Uhura from Star Trek. ÒSheÕs one of my favorite characters from pop culture. When I was growing up my mother absolutely loved watching Star TrekÉand then I thought it was weird but then I got into it myself and then I just fell in love with the character.Ó Around two thousand people dressed as their favorite characters and packed the Thomas Jefferson building of the LOC for the event which featured caricature artists, a DJ, and a costume contest.

At the OneLewiston Community Vigil, attendees sign “I love you” as Kevin Bohlin, a member of the deaf community, delivers remarks in American Sign Language in the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston, Maine, on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. (Raquel C. Zaldívar/New England News Collaborative)

A man named Arturo, who came to Denver after leaving his home in Venezuela, tends to a fire by his tent, which is set up across the street from a Zuni Street hotel where he was staying, until he had to leave. Oct. 28, 2023.

Maya Murchison poses for a photo at Eastlake High School in Chula Vista, Calif., on Oct. 23, 2023. Murchison, a high school senior, said the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling affected her college application process. Full story here.

A large crowd of people gathered in front of the White House for morning prayers on the day of the March for Israel.

Lnmia Zahi participates attends a rally outside of the Powell Street BART Station to call for a ceasefire in Gaza as President Joe Biden arrives in San Francisco for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. The crowd of hundreds quickly grew to thousands when protestors filled the streets, marching to The Merchant Exchange where the President and Vice President Harris held a re-election fundraiser.

Protesters demanding a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza blocked all westbound lanes of the Bay Bridge Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023.

Vermont resident Tanya Talamante pauses in the icy water on Jan. 20, 2023, at Oakledge Park and Beach in Burlington, VT. (Raquel C. Zaldívar/New England News Collaborative)

Hollis Moore, a 30-year-old teacher in the Kirkwood School District, hugs their student Maggie McCoy, 10, on Monday, April 17, 2023, before a school board meeting outside North Kirkwood Middle School in Kirkwood. Moore alleges they have been discriminated against by district officials due to their gender identity.

Center for Reproductive Rights leaders leading the lawsuit aim to hold the state of Texas accountable for the consequnces of their multiple abortion bans on March 7, 2023.. Patricia Lim/KUT