Francesca Trianni

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I saw Datelle Straub, Avery Lewis, and Titan Harness-Reed pull up to the street protests wearing their bright red 2020 graduation caps and gowns from Patrick Henry High School. Datelle saw the police advancing on the group and raised his diploma in the air. “Because of COVID we couldn’t walk the stage, so we decided to put our robes on to show that there is black excellence in our community. And we walked the streets as our stage and protested,” Straub said. When he saw police approaching, he lifted his diploma. “As we were walking, cops jumped out of a van and aimed their guns at me and my friends. And put a red dot on our chests. It’s just frustrating that they are OK with killing the future.”

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Protests Instead of Graduation, the Class of 2020 'Walk the Stage of the Streets'

Across the country, young activists take different approaches in the name o...

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ROME, ITALY - MAY 09: People wearing the protective mask enjoy the Terrazza del Pincio in the Villa Borghese park during the so called phase two of measures to tackle the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, on May 9, 2020 in Rome, Italy. Italy was the first country to impose a nationwide lockdown to stem the transmission of the Coronavirus (Covid-19), and its restaurants, theaters and many other businesses remain closed. (Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

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People stand in long lines waiting to enter at the Esselunga supermarket in San Donato, in the outskirts of Milan, Italy, on April 11, 2020.

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A graduating student's cap declares their future intentions during commencement exercises at City College where First lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement speech after being presented with an honorary doctorate of humane letters at City College on June 3, 2016 in New York City.

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Chasten Glezman and Mayor Pete Buttigieg on the front steps of their home in South Bend, Ind.

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Read more about Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign in TIME's cover story

A father from Honduras, whose son has been in U.S. foster care for 10 months, learns he can return to the U.S.

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