EditorialPorche Powell, who was a certified nursing assistant until she was shot, in Rochester, N.Y., Aug. 31, 2022. Powell is now an unofficial leader of a support group for people with spinal-cord injuries. (Lauren Petracca/The New York)
EditorialPorche Bennett, an organizer for Black Lives Activists Kenosha, prays during a community meeting attended by Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, at Grace Lutheran Church in Kenosha, Wis., on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. (Kriston Jae Bethel/The New York Times)