EditorialThe defense attorneys Blake Ballin, back, who is representing Desmond Mills Jr., one of the officers accused of murder in the death of Tyre Nichols, and William Massey, who is representing another officer, Emmitt Martin III, hold a press conference in Memphis, Tenn., on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (Brad Vest/The New York Times)
EditorialThe defense attorneys Blake Ballin, back, who is representing Desmond Mills Jr., one of the officers accused of murder in the death of Tyre Nichols, and William Massey, who is representing another officer, Emmitt Martin III, hold a press conference in Memphis, Tenn., on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (Brad Vest/The New York Times)
EditorialBenedict Nguyen, a writer and dancer, reads from “Nasty Notes,” an erasure zine composed of blacked-out emails, at LittlePuss Press’s winter salon in New York, on Dec. 9, 2022. (Desmond Picotte/The New York Times)
EditorialMartin Kenyon, 91, outside Guy's Hospital in London, where he received a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, Dec. 8, 2020. (Mary Turner/The New York Times)
EditorialSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing to examine how renters and communities are impacted by today's housing market, Washington, District of Columbia, USA - 02 Aug 2022
EditorialThe artist Desmond Lewis prepares for his fireworks show at Whittington Park in Greenwood, Miss., June 18, 2022. (Timothy Ivy/The New York Times)
EditorialDesmond McEnery, left, and Elijah Hecht, both 5, judiciously test the product at a lemonade stand in Brooklyn that donated proceeds to Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, June 4, 2022. (Zack DeZon/The New York Times)
EditorialFrom left: Steven Aturo, Kevin Aviance, Desmond is Amazing, Mister D. and Richie Rich filming an episode for Rich’s web series at Blonde Studios in New York, March 22, 2022. (Justin J Wee/The New York Times)
EditorialTelly Justice outside the storefront where she and sommelier Camille Lindsley plan to open HAGS, a self-described “queer fine-dining restaurant”, in. Manhattan, March 18, 2022. (Desmond Picotte/The New York Times)
EditorialJuan Luis Londo?o Arias, the Colombian pop star who performs as Maluma, in pieces from his new ready-to-wear collection, Royalty, in New York, Feb. 2, 2022. (Desmond Picotte/The New York Times)