Shirley Phelps-Roper of the Westboro Baptist Church protests outside the High Point Central High School in High Point, NC on November 18, 2019. (photo by Janis M. Grainger)
Briana McClendon of Eastern Wayne High School performs during the half-time show at the BB&T Stadium in Greensboro, NC on November 16, 2019. Several high schools from around North Carolina were invited to join the A&T Marching Machine on the field for the half-time performance.(photo by Janis M. Grainger)
Josiah Meadows,14, hands out programs for the Veterans Day ceremony at the Carolina Field of Honor in Kernersville, NC on November 11, 2019. The Carolina Field of Honor is the largest memorial to honor Veterans on the East Coast outside of Washington, D.C. (photo by Janis M. Grainger)
Barbara Young holds an American flag while waiting for the High Point Veterans Day Parade to begin in High Point, NC on November 10, 2019. (photo by Janis M. Grainger)
Michael Ervin places chicken in a wood smoker at the Gumtree Fire & Rescue in Winston-Salem, NC on November 9, 2019. Michael Ervin cooked 700 chicken halves for the Port-A-Pit Chicken Fundraiser to support the fire department. (photo by Janis M. Grainger)
A cell phone captures a photo of Angela Rye, who is interviewing Senator Elizabeth Warren at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, NC on November 7, 2019. (photo by Janis M. Grainger)
Winston-Salem’s Mayor Allen Joines listens to a public hearing on a final development plan for a property on North Broad Street in Winston-Salem, NC on November 4 , 2019. (photo by Janis M. Grainger)
Susan Browder speaks about her daughter Sarah who was killed by domestic gun violence before a candlelight vigil in Winston-Salem, NC on October 28, 2019. Susan is involved in the Everytown Survivor Network and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. (photo by Janis M. Grainger)
Bella Gilchrist (right) hangs out with friends during Pink Out Night at North Davidson High School on October 4, 2019. (photo by Janis M. Grainger) people we love or care about
Ismael “Izzy” Sanchez directing driver Tommy Gray during the 2019 Appalachian Rendezvous in the Uwharrie National Forest in Troy, NC on September 13, 2019. (photo by Janis M. Grainger)