A typical midhike feast once hikers reach their destination. HaeRyun Kang/NPR hide caption
(From left to right) Student members of the NAACP Ekow Nana-Kweson, Trinity Towns and Anscia Brown. Walter Ray Watson/Walter ray Watson hide caption
On the recommendation of Kenichi Zenimura, manager Lonnie Goodwin (far right) took his ballclub on a tour of Asia in April 1927. Here, he's pictured with (from left) catcher O'Neal Pullen, pitcher Ajay Johnson and shortstop Biz Mackey. Negro Leagues Baseball Museum/Courtesy of Bill Staples, Jr. hide caption
A man displays a Confederate flag tattoo as he participates in a rally to show support for the American and Confederate flags on July 11 in Loxahatchee, Fla. Organizers of the rally said that after the Confederate flag was removed from South Carolina's Statehouse, it reinforced their need to show support for the Confederate flag, which some feel is under attack. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
John A. Williams, a renowned poet and novelist, died July 3. He was 89. University of Rochester River Campus Libraries hide caption
Tamara Johnson is a new Outdoor Afro leader in Atlanta. Shereen Marisol Meraji/NPR hide caption
Robin Thede is head writer for Comedy Central's The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore. She's previously been a reporter for E! News, a writer for BET's Real Husbands of Hollywood and head writer for The Queen Latifah Show. Jaxonphotogroup/Courtesy of Robin Thede hide caption
Coates with his son Samori. Random House hide caption
Raymond Smith of Charleston, S.C., kneels in prayer in front of the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston before a worship service on June 21. Stephen B. Morton/AP hide caption
Fire crews took two hours to control the blaze at Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church in Greeleyville, S.C., on Tuesday. Reuters/Landov hide caption
The New Jersey 4 stand together. Blair Dorosh-Walther /Blair Dorosh-Walther hide caption
Filmmaker Christopher Lee attends a 1999 film festival. Elizabeth Sheldon/Courtesy of Elizabeth Sheldon hide caption
Grace sits before a "Welcome Friends" sign in her home. Courtesy of American Revolutionary hide caption
Rick Stone (left) was a gang member from Cabrini-Green who was asked to play himself in Cooley High. AIP/The Kobal Collection hide caption
A Confederate flag is reflected in the window of a gift shop that sells them in Seligman, Ariz. Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption
Author Roxane Gay in Coleman hall on the campus of Eastern Illinois University. Gay recently wrote an op-ed explaining why she will not forgive the suspect of the the Charleston shooting. Courtesy of Jay Grabiec hide caption