According to the World Health Organization - A novel strain of coronavirus — SARS-CoV-2 — was first detected in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The virus has now spread to over 200 countries and territories across the globe, and was characterized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Thanks to weak leadership by the federal government, Americans suffered physically, emotionally and financially.Los Angeles, CA, Wednesday, November 11, 2020 - As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches health officials warned of a surge in infections if families traveled and congregated to celebrate. Instead of heeding warnings, thousands signed up for free testing, then traveled anyway. Thousands of cars line up for Covid-19 testing at Dodger Stadium. According to the World Health Organization - A novel strain of coronavirus — SARS-CoV-2 — was first detected in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The virus has now spread to over 200 countries and territories across the globe, and was characterized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization

Pasadena, CA, Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - Eric Tjahyadi, along with his brother and father run the Bone Kettle restaurant as Covid-19 restrictions complicate the service industry. County and State mandates first restricted restaurant service requiring socially distanced table and reduced capacity. As the surge continued, restaurants were required to close indoor dining and move tables into the streets and parking lots. By mid December, all on site dining was forbidden, allowing only take-out and delivery service. The PPE, he said, “says welcome but keep your distance. It’s a very ironic interaction.” He and his family and staff have had to adapt to a “new normal” several times during the pandemic.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, May 7, 2020. A community tries to recover after hundreds of workers at Smithfield meat plant contracted Covid-19. Martee Weay, 5, holds his 2-month-old brother, Matthew, as their sister Marthaline, 6, looks on inside John Massaley’s apartment in Sioux Falls. John, a Smithfield employee was homebound for a month until a positive Covid test allowed him to go back to work. As of 10 January 2021, there were 88,828,387 laboratory-confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection globally, with 1,926,625 reported deaths.

Los Angeles, CA, Wednesday, November 11, 2020 - A volunteer looks on as a man swabs his mouth at a drive by Covid-19 testing site. According to the Atlantic, Covid Tracking Project, nearly 2 million Americans are tested daily.

Pasadena, CA, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020 - Bone Kettle employee Joe Delgado removes a “we’re open for dine in” decal from the front window of the restaurant as state mandated covid-19 restrictions forbid outdoor dining. A Bloomberg News article reported “The restaurant industry simply cannot wait for relief any longer,” Sean Kennedy, executive vice president of public affairs at the association, said in a letter to Congress. “What these findings make clear is that more than 500,000 restaurants of every business type -- franchise, chain and independent -- are in an economic free fall.”As people continue to stay and eat at home and new indoor dining bans emerge across the country, restaurateurs have struggled to keep up sales, with many of the hardest-hit areas in states such as New York and Illinois. Almost 90% of full-service restaurants in the survey reported declines, with revenue falling 36% on average.

Huntington Beach, CA, Saturday, November 21, 2020 - As Covid-19 cases reach record numbers in the U.S. and California, hundreds protest a State mandated curfew of 10 pm. Following the lead of President Donald Trump, “Covid deniers” gathered, unmasked and emboldened, confident their actions would not result in spreading the virus.

Huntington Beach, CA, Saturday, November 21, 2020 - Bao Tran from Westminster weeps while singing the National Anthem while joining hundreds of others at the pier to protest a State mandated 10 pm to prevent the further spread of Covid-19.

Los Angeles, CA, August 4, 2020 - Felipe Juarez, a victim of Covid-19, is memorialized at Continental’s first outdoor service in compliance of a State and City mandates preventing indoor gatherings. Under a large canopy in the parking lot of the Continental Funeral Home in East Los Angeles, more than two dozen folding chairs carefully placed several feet apart faced the cherrywood casket of 59-year-old Felipe Juarez.Juarez died of COVID-19 four days after the same disease killed his younger brother. And a month after it took the life of his sister in Mexico.After such an unspeakable series of losses, the family felt forced to settle for a funeral that was nothing if not surreal. Family members had gathered to say their goodbyes amid the melodic chime of a passing ice cream truck and the noise of rush hour traffic on Beverly Boulevard.Philip Juarez, 31, felt like he was disrespecting his father, but he knew the pandemic left the family no choice. Still, he said, “it’s hard to accept.”

Los Angeles, CA, August 21, 2020 - In the throes of the Covid-19 epidemic Continental Funeral Home struggles to keep up with the demands of rising death rates in a community suffering with health and finances. Break rooms are filled with caskets containing bodies as it takes longer to process the dead because County and State systems are overloaded with death certificate applications.

Los Angeles, CA, August 5, 2020 - In California, Latinos make up 39% of the state’s population but account for 59% of COVID-19 infections and 47% of deaths, according to the state Department of Public Health. Immigrants have been particularly hard-hit economically amid the pandemic, with many losing their jobs and facing financial collapse. Many of the dead are shipped to Mexico, causing East Los Angeles funeral homes to suffer delays and overflowing storage. Bodies are stored in an ante room as they await transport to the airport.

Taking it to the StreetsMinneapolis Police Office Derek Chauvin kneeled on the neck of George Floyd for nearly eight minutes as fellow officers stood nearby. Despite crying out “I can’t breathe!” Chauvin did not relent and Floyd died. After centuries of racial injustice in America, it served as the flint to strike a match to light months of sometimes peaceful, often fiery protest worldwide. Led by the Black Lives Matter movement, In support of Black Lives Matter, protests attended by thousands were held in 2,000 cities in 60 countries, according to press reports.Marcus Owen, with bullhorn, leads a rally for George Floyd as hundreds of protesters gather outside Los Angeles City Hall in a daylong protest on June 2. A week after Minneapolis Police Office Derek Chauvin kneeled on the neck of George Floyd for nearly eight minutes as fellow officers stood nearby. Despite crying out “I can’t breathe!” Chauvin did not relent and Floyd died. In support of Black Lives Matter, protests attended by thousands erupted in 2,000 cities in 60 countries, according to press reports.

A June 14th parade of busses and cars arrive for an “All Black Lives Matter” celebration on Hollywood Blvd. weeks after protests and riots erupted in response to the murder of George Floyd. According to Wikipedia - Nationwide protests precipitated a cultural reckoning on racial injustice in the United States and have led to numerous legislative proposals on federal, state, and municipal levels intended to combat police misconduct, systemic racism, qualified immunity and police brutality in the United States, while the Trump administration has drawn widespread criticism for what critics called its hardline rhetoric and aggressive, militarized response.

Los Angeles police officer James Decoite scans upper floor windows for people throwing objects at law enforcement as they surround a group of Black Lives Matter protesters during a June 2 downtown protest. LAPD responded with greater force as protests continued through the summer. Often shooting demonstrators and journalists with non-lethal rounds (rubber bullets).

Los Angeles police officer Mayra Ugarte screams at protesters to move back as she and fellow officers attempt to restore order after Santa Monica businesses were vandalized and looted as unrest continues in the wake of the death of George Floyd. According to Wikipedia - While the majority of protests have been peaceful, demonstrations in some cities escalated into riots, looting and street skirmishes with police and counter-protesters. At least 200 cities in the U.S. had imposed curfews by early June, while more than 30 states and Washington, D.C. activated over 96,000 National Guard, State Guard, 82nd Airborne, and 3rd Infantry Regiment service members

Janaya Khan, right, embraces Black Lives Matter LA co-founder Melina Abdullah at a downtown Los Angeles demonstration, September 23, the day a Kentucky grand jury refused to charge Louisville police officer Myles Cosgrove who shot and killed Breonna Taylor, a black woman, after breaking into her apartment late at night on a raid.

AJ Lovelace tries to stop looters from breaking into a Walgreens store at Santa Monica and Highland. “We need peace and we need someone to talk to each other,” he said after the looters fled the scene. He was one of hundreds of protestors on June 1, marching numerous blocks demonstrating against police brutality and the death of George Floyd. According to Wikipedia - It was later estimated that between May 26 and August 22, 93% of individual protests were "peaceful and nondestructive" and The Washington Post estimated that by the end of June, 96.3% of 7,305 demonstrations involved no injuries and no property damage.

Looters departing a Santa Monica department store on June 31, flee police as unrest continues in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. According to Wikipedia - Arson, vandalism, and looting between May 26 and June 8 were tabulated to have caused $1–2 billion in insured damages nationally—the highest recorded damage from civil disorder in U.S. history, "eclipsing the record set in Los Angeles in 1992 after the acquittal of the police officers who brutalized Rodney King."

Elyssa Wells yells out protesting the death of George Floyd as she sits with others on Grand Ave., downtown Los Angeles, June 28, defying police orders to leave the area. The group finally dispersed after LAPD officers moved to clear the streets. According to Wikipedia - Nationwide, the protests precipitated a cultural reckoning on racial injustice in the United States and have led to numerous legislative proposals on federal, state, and municipal levels intended to combat police misconduct, systemic racism, qualified immunity and police brutality in the United States,

Black Lives Matters protesters demonstrate at the South LA Sheriff’s Station hours after Dijon Kizzee was shot to death by deputies, August 31. Video shows Kizzee, who was stopped by deputies while riding a bicycle in a nearby neighborhood, was shot 19 times while fleeing the scene.

Protesters raise their hands as LAPD officers converge on them from both sides in the Third St. underpass, August 26.According to Wikipedia - Polls in summer 2020 estimated that between 15 million and 26 million people had participated at some point in the demonstrations in the United States, making the protests the largest in U.S. history.

In a nondescript room, #311, at the end of a long hall, at the Days Inn by Wyndham, in West Covina, California, the lifeless body of Judy Bounthong, 58, an ob-gyn tech at Emanate Queen of the Valley Hospital, was discovered. Bounthong died of coronavirus complications, near the end of her 14-day isolation period and wasn’t discovered for several days. Kristina McGuire, an investigator with the Los Angeles County Dept. of Medical Examiner-Coroner arrived with Jerry Meza, forensic attendant, do handle the removal of her body and compile a report of her findings at the scenes. On this day, Oct. 8, 2020, in Los Angeles County, there were more than 270,000 positive cases of COVID-19, with death over 6,700. Within three months, at year’s end, the County would be under siege, with positive cases passing 900,000 and deaths topping 12,000. At the end of 2020, the United States had more than 20 million positive cases and over 300,000 deaths from COVID-19.Karmen Parga, a scrub tech at Long Beach Memorial Hospital, shows her last text interaction with Judy Bounthong, her friend for decades who had tested positive for Covid-19, in Long Beach, CA, on Oct. 22, 2020. Bounthong, 58, an ob-gyn tech at Emanate Queen of the Valley Hospital, died from coronavirus complications, while isolated in her room at the Days Inn by Wyndham, in West Covina, CA.

Kristina McGuire, an investigator with the Los Angeles County Dept. of Medical Examiner-Coroner enters a room at the Days Inn by Wyndham, in West Covina, with Jerry Meza, forensic attendant, where they recovered the lifeless body of Judy Bounthong, 58, an ob-gyn tech at Emanate Queen of the Valley Hospital, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. Bounthong died of coronavirus complications, near the end of her isolation period, she wasn’t discovered for several days.

Kristina McGuire, an investigator with the Los Angeles County Dept. of Medical Examiner-Coroner, exams the lifeless body of Judy Bounthong, 58, an ob-gyn tech at Emanate Queen of the Valley Hospital, at the Days Inn by Wyndham, in West Covina, CA, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. Bounthong died of coronavirus complications, near the end of her isolation period and wasn’t discovered for several days.

Work badges for Judy Bounthong, 58, an ob-gyn tech at Emanate Queen of the Valley Hospital, are found on a dresser, after her deceased body was discovered at the Days Inn by Wyndham, in West Covina, CA, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. Bounthong died of coronavirus complications, near the end of her isolation period, she wasn’t discovered for several days.

Kristina McGuire, an investigator with the Los Angeles County Dept. of Medical Examiner-Coroner, right and Jerry Meza, forensic attendant, prepare to wrap and transport the lifeless body of Judy Bounthong, 58, an ob-gyn tech at Emanate Queen of the Valley Hospital, in her room at the Days Inn by Wyndham, in West Covina, CA, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. Bounthong died of coronavirus complications, near the end of her isolation period, she wasn’t discovered for several days.

Kristina McGuire, an investigator with the Los Angeles County Dept. of Medical Examiner-Coroner, right and Jerry Meza, forensic attendant, prepare to wrap and transport the lifeless body of Judy Bounthong, 58, an ob-gyn tech at Emanate Queen of the Valley Hospital, in her room at the Days Inn by Wyndham, in West Covina, CA, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. Bounthong died of coronavirus complications, near the end of her isolation period, she wasn’t discovered for several days.

Kristina McGuire, an investigator with the Los Angeles County Dept. of Medical Examiner-Coroner, right and Jerry Meza, forensic attendant, prepare to transport the lifeless body of Judy Bounthong, 58, an ob-gyn tech at Emanate Queen of the Valley Hospital, in her room at the Days Inn by Wyndham, in West Covina, CA, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. Bounthong died of coronavirus complications, near the end of her isolation period, she wasn’t discovered for several days.

Kristina McGuire, an investigator with Los Angeles County Dept. of Medical Examiner-Coroner walks toward Jerry Meza, forensic attendant, to help move the gurney carrying the lifeless body of Judy Bounthong, 58, an ob-gyn tech who died of coronavirus complications, at the Days Inn by Wyndham, in West Covina, CA, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. Bounthong, who worked at Emanate Queen of the Valley Hospital, died near the end of her isolation period, she wasn’t discovered for several days.

Kristina McGuire, an investigator with the Los Angeles County Dept. of Medical Examiner-Coroner, combs through belongings, looking for clues about the life of a deceased Judy Bounthong, 58, an ob-gyn tech, found dead in her room at the Days Inn by Wyndham, in West Covina, CA, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. McGuire has to document all the property of the deceased and create a report of her findings. Bounthong died of coronavirus complications, near the end of her isolation period and wasn’t discovered for several days.

The empty, stained bed, where the lifeless body of Judy Bounthong, 58, an ob-gyn tech at Emanate Queen of the Valley Hospital was found by Los Angeles County Dept. of Medical Examiner-Coroner workers, at the Days Inn by Wyndham, in West Covina, CA, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. Bounthong died of coronavirus complications, near the end of her isolation period, she wasn’t discovered for several days.

Protesters stand on top of a baseball backstop during a protest over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man in police custody in Minneapolis, in Los Angeles, Saturday, May 30, 2020.The 2020 Black Lives Matter protests across the nation were sparked primarily by the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, along with other Black people who died at the hands of police. In several cities, protesters encountered a heavy police presence. When protesters marched across Los Angeles to demand justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, they were met with tear gas, rubber bullets and handcuffs.

A protester holds a skateboard in front of a fire during a protest over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man in police custody in Minneapolis, in Los Angeles, Saturday, May 30, 2020.The 2020 Black Lives Matter protests across the nation were sparked primarily by the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, along with other Black people who died at the hands of police. In several cities, protesters encountered a heavy police presence. When protesters marched across Los Angeles to demand justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, they were met with tear gas, rubber bullets and handcuffs.

Police officers fire rubber bullets during a protest over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man in police custody in Minneapolis, in Los Angeles, Saturday, May 30, 2020.The 2020 Black Lives Matter protests across the nation were sparked primarily by the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, along with other Black people who died at the hands of police. In several cities, protesters encountered a heavy police presence. When protesters marched across Los Angeles to demand justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, they were met with tear gas, rubber bullets and handcuffs.

A protester tries to stop others from attacking a police vehicle during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Los Angeles, Saturday, May 30, 2020. Protests across the country have escalated over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25.The 2020 Black Lives Matter protests across the nation were sparked primarily by the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, along with other Black people who died at the hands of police. In several cities, protesters encountered a heavy police presence. When protesters marched across Los Angeles to demand justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, they were met with tear gas, rubber bullets and handcuffs.

A man jumps on a burning police vehicle in Los Angeles, Saturday, May 30, 2020, during a protest over the death of George Floyd. Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody on Memorial Day.The 2020 Black Lives Matter protests across the nation were sparked primarily by the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, along with other Black people who died at the hands of police. In several cities, protesters encountered a heavy police presence. When protesters marched across Los Angeles to demand justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, they were met with tear gas, rubber bullets and handcuffs.

A protester raising her fist poses for photos next to a burning police vehicle during a protest over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man in police custody in Minneapolis, in Los Angeles, Saturday, May 30, 2020.The 2020 Black Lives Matter protests across the nation were sparked primarily by the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, along with other Black people who died at the hands of police. In several cities, protesters encountered a heavy police presence. When protesters marched across Los Angeles to demand justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, they were met with tear gas, rubber bullets and handcuffs.

Police officers arrest protesters during a protest over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man in police custody in Minneapolis, in Los Angeles, Saturday, May 30, 2020.The 2020 Black Lives Matter protests across the nation were sparked primarily by the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, along with other Black people who died at the hands of police. In several cities, protesters encountered a heavy police presence. When protesters marched across Los Angeles to demand justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, they were met with tear gas, rubber bullets and handcuffs.

A demonstrator holding a sign stands against a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy in a protest against the death of 18-year-old Andres Guardado and racial injustice in Compton, California, U.S., June 21, 2020.The 2020 Black Lives Matter protests across the nation were sparked primarily by the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, along with other Black people who died at the hands of police. In several cities, protesters encountered a heavy police presence. When protesters marched across Los Angeles to demand justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, they were met with tear gas, rubber bullets and handcuffs.

Demonstrators greet members of the National Guard as they march along Hollywood Boulevard during a protest over the death of George Floyd who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.The 2020 Black Lives Matter protests across the nation were sparked primarily by the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, along with other Black people who died at the hands of police. In several cities, protesters encountered a heavy police presence. When protesters marched across Los Angeles to demand justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, they were met with tear gas, rubber bullets and handcuffs.

Demonstrators take part a protest over the death of George Floyd who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police, Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in downtown Los Angeles.The 2020 Black Lives Matter protests across the nation were sparked primarily by the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, along with other Black people who died at the hands of police. In several cities, protesters encountered a heavy police presence. When protesters marched across Los Angeles to demand justice for George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, they were met with tear gas, rubber bullets and handcuffs.

This portrait series highlights athletes who have carved paths towards equality and excellence in women's sports as well as the next generation of women who are picking up their torches to continue the work. They're rising above adversity, defying stereotypes and collecting medals. Ibtihaj Muhammad is photographed at Disney Hall in Los Angeles, California. Muhammad was the first Muslim American athlete to wear a hijab at the Olympic Games. She vowed to set an example: "I'm hoping to change the image that people may have of Muslim women. We come in all different shapes, colors and sizes and we come from different backgrounds and we're productive members of society."

Los Angeles Sparks' Nneka Ogwumike is photographed in Los Angeles, California. Ogwumike has been the representative for WNBA players' fight for better pay. As she sees it, it's her job not only to help the women in her league get an appropriate share of the league's revenue but also to make sure the league is growing in the right ways.

Billie Jean King is photographed at The Langham Huntington hotel in Pasadena, California. "I think sports has a platform that we can help change the world, make it a better place," she says. At 76, King hasn't slowed her pursuit of equality in sports and society.

Alix Klineman is photographed in Manhattan Beach, California. Klineman, who made the switch to beach volleyball in 2017, after playing indoors at Stanford and professionally, showed how hard work has resulted in a near-flawless Olympic qualifying campaign.

Michelle Kwan is photographed at her family’s ice rink in Artesia, California. Kwan, the daughter of immigrants who left Hong Kong to raise a family and run a restaurant in Torrance, California, finished her career with nine U.S. titles, five world titles, and two Olympic medals.

Ashleigh Johnson is photographed at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, California where she trains with the U.S. women's water polo team. Johnson hopes to draw more Black women to aquatics.

Claressa Shields is photographed in Flint, Michigan. Shields, a world and Olympic boxing champion, speaks to school children regularly. "Sometimes it's hard for kids because they want to fit in and they want to be accepted by their peers. But when you want to be great you've got to be different."

Paralympian Scout Bassett is photographed at Sunset Cliffs in San Diego, California. Bassett works with the Challenged Athletes Foundation, the organization that put her on the track, to fight for equality in sports. As an infant in China, she lost her right leg after being severely burned in a chemical fire. Bassett lived in an orphanage for years until she was adopted by an American family. She found herself not quite 8, living in a very small, very white town in Michigan. "When I found running, " she says, "it felt like all the thousands of chains that tied me down, all the no's I'd been told in my life were lifted."