EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Protesters block an exit to the Aurora Police precinct where officers who arrested Elijah McClain are stationed and cover their ears in anticipation of the use of a long-range acoustic crowd control weapon by police in Aurora, Colorado, July 3, 2020. The protesters barricade 18 officers inside the building in a standoff that lasts into the early hours of the morning and demand the firing of the officers involved in the arrest of McClain.

Youth activists take over a normally busy highway and lay face-down with their hands behind their backs chanting “I can’t breath” repeatedly for eight minutes and 46 seconds during a protest for racial justice led by high school students that blocked traffic on the main route to the airport, Peña Boulevard, in Denver, Colorado, June 6, 2020. The demonstration was organized to call attention to police brutality in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody.

A sign language interpreter raises her middle fingers as the crowd repeats the chant “F–k Trump” during the Pride Liberation March, an event highlighting the Black Lives Matter movement within the LGBTQ community in Denver, Colorado, June 14, 2020.

Two men, along with a large gathering of demonstrators, raise their fists in the air during a rally for racial justice where organizers emphasized peace and unity at the amphitheater in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado, June 3, 2020.

“Trees are a lifesaving device in cities, especially in a warming climate.”

“Adding green space, researchers have found, can help residents cope with rising heat and brings all sorts of side benefits, like filtering air pollution or boosting residents’ mental health.”