The few African restaurants in downtown Cape Town, such as Mama Africa, cater mainly to tourists. Alan Greenblatt hide caption
There was a lot in the world of race relations to make your head hurt. But it wasn't all bad. There was also John Legend. Monica Schipper/Getty Images hide caption
The parking lot behind the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston, S.C. in June 2015. Stephen B. Morton/AP hide caption
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Larry Jefferson was the first black Santa Claus at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. Courtesy of The Santa Experience hide caption
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Police officers stand in front of the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. Jurors on Thursday saw horrific photos of the church basement at the trial of Dylann Roof, accused of hate crimes in the killings of nine black people at the church last year. Stephen B. Morton/AP hide caption
Critics are taking aim at the coalition of Americans pushing "to rethink essentially everything about the way we treat each other." Brooks Kraft/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
One month after winning a seat in Minnesota's legislature, Ilhan Omar says she was assailed in a cab ride to her hotel from the White House. Stephen Maturen/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Diver Sammy Lee, the first American to win gold medals in platform diving in consecutive Olympic games, was also among the country's earliest "cultural ambassadors." Bettmann Archive/Getty Images hide caption
NPR reporter Asma Khalid during a live broadcast. She covered demographics and the 2016 campaign. Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption
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CBS Entertainment President Glenn Geller addresses the executive session of the TCA presentations in Los Angeles on Aug. 10. Francis Specker/CBS via Getty Images hide caption
Yoshi Sudarso stars in It's Asian Men! The film counteracts stereotype by showcasing Asian-American men as romantic leads. Jeremy Marinas/@jmarinasphoto hide caption
Sammy Lee, two-time Olympic diving champion. Liz O. Baylen/LA Times via Getty Images hide caption
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that considers the influences of race and politics in redistricting on Monday. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Protesters celebrate at Oceti Sakowin Camp earlier Sunday. The Army Corps of Engineers notified the Standing Rock Sioux that the current route for the Dakota Access Pipeline will be denied. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Former President of Cuba Fidel Castro died Nov. 25 at age 90, provoking mixed reactions in Cuba and around the world. Sven Creutzmann/Mambo Photo/Getty Images hide caption
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A resident of the town formerly known as Barrow, Alaska, rides her motorcycle along an Arctic Ocean beach in 2005. The town is now officially called Utqiagvik, its Inupiaq name. Al Grillo/AP hide caption