A college athlete is thrown in the air by a group of men on the beach to celebrate spring break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., March 5, 2021.  REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona
       
     
Martine Moïse, first lady of Haiti, in Florida on Thursday, July 29, 2021. Her husband’s assassins also shot her in the arm.Credit...Maria Alejandra Cardona for The New York Times
       
     
A woman seen through a shattered window cleans up debris from Hurricane Dorian in Grand Bahama Island. Dorian walloped the island of Grand Bahama with such force that residents here have a hard time grasping what they witnessed. After making landfal
       
     
Leo Soto sobs in front of the memorial near the site of the the Surfside building collapse. Soto was the one who started the memorial and was there every single day, hoping for a miracle. Photograph: Maria Alejandra Cardona/Reuters
       
     
Samuel Jordan pose for a portrait inside their shared communal space office in Ft.Lauderdale, Florida, February 25, 2021. Maria Alejandra Cardona for The Wall Street Journal
       
     
“I’m here because it’s in my blood, I’m Cuban,” said Crystal Hidalgo, who participated in a solidarity march in Hialeah.Credit...Maria Alejandra Cardona for The New York Times
       
     
A homeless man shows his health concerns while a UN Rapporteur Philip Olston visits Skid Row December 5th, 2017. The international human rights community speak about the views of skid row, homelessness and how Los Angeles responds to the homelessnes
       
     
A man kayaks through Lake Hammond on a warm summer day in Orlando, Flo., July 25, 2020.
       
     
Tricia Cheshire, a resident of Amelia Island sunbathes for the last few minutes before storms hit the coast before Hurricane Dorian in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. September 1, 2019. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona
       
     
People in Miami took to the streets and highways after the shocking news that another black man, George Floyd, was killed while in custody of the Minneapolis Police Department. A man shows his middle finger to the Miami Police Department in downtown
       
     
President Barack Obama speaks at a drive-in rally for Biden For President on October 23, 2020 in Miami, FL. Maria Alejandra Cardona for Joe Biden
       
     
Phoebe Bridgers is an indie/folk musician based in Los Angeles, Calif., Bridgers poses in front of Silver Lake Reservoir on Friday, December 8, 2017.
       
     
Catherine Walker, mother of recently departed son, Grechario Tyzavian Mack pulls back tears while Black Lives Matter LA supporters pray for her family and others affected by police shootings in downtown Los Angeles, Calif., October 24, 2018.
       
     
In Parkland, Fla., Eric Edwards planted flowers in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, February 14, 2019, marking the year where two of his children survived a mass shooting, though both have struggled with trauma from the event.
       
     
A multicolored light up umbrellas will culminate in a night performance on a southern California beach by artist Elizabeth Turk. Turk is photographed on her backyard in Newport Beach, Calif., October 2, 2018.
       
     
A woman has a bedazzled American flag cowboy hat where U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally where at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, U.S. November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona
       
     
Marta Lorena Cortez Estrada, a janitor who works in Miami is at higher risk for catching COVID-19 and in the end resorted to bringing in her own cleaning supplies and masks made by her mom and herself. Estrada poses for a portrait outside her home i
       
     
A Mexican bread pudding is one of many desserts offered at La Casita Mexicana in Bell, Calif.
       
     
A young girl looks outwards towards the communal yard in the middle of the afternoon of a South LA complex housing project.
       
     
Miami Beach Police hand out masks to vacationers in order to comply with Covid-19 rules and target ad campaigns at youth to "vacation responsibly” in Miami Beach, Florida, February 26, 2021. CREDIT: Maria Alejandra Cardona for The Wall Street Journa
       
     
Mary Macintyre, 25, holds an LGBTQ symbol made of flowers as more than 500,000 people participate in the Women's March of Los Angeles.
       
     
EMT’s cleanse their materials outside Memorial West Hospital where coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients are treated, in Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S. July 13, 2020. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona
       
     
From below, people take photos with the most iconic spot in Los Angeles, the Urban Lights display. February 2018 marks the 10th anniversary of Chris Burden's Urban Light display outside LACMA. It's often a spot in the city where people take selfies
       
     
A guide to Los Angeles Jewish delis features Freedman's LA in Echo Park. The fried green tomato, smoked hatched chili cream cheese sandwich holds a fried egg.
       
     
Stephen Woodward looks towards the sky as the helicopters make rounds from Lake Elsinore to the hillside. The holy fire is burning through Orange and Riverside county and has increased to over 18,000 acres reaching communities by Lake Elsinore and s
       
     
In Miami’s Haitian community, their vote is the most significant for the 2020 elections. A woman shows a campaigner her voting sticker as ‘Take Back the Vote’ tries to continue to reach out in the community and get as many people to vote for Joe Bid
       
     
A woman stands by the beach where the Surfside building collapse site is seen in plain view. People pray on the beach in hopes that there are more survivors. July 2021 Maria Alejandra Cardona/ Reuters
       
     
A married couple prepare to hear Sundays evening mass in South Central Los Angeles, Calif., October 14, 2018. The mass celebrated the canalization of Monsenor Romero, a Salvadorian saint.
       
     
On a warm Friday Lauchien Boujay blows bubbles on the corner of 101 street and Central avenue in the Watts community. Boujay says he blows bubbles to relax and enjoy his Friday afternoon.
       
     
Esther Lim, left, goes through the registration form for an inmate at the Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles, Calif. With the help of volunteers and ACLU workers, they hope to have every eligible inmate in the jails registered before elections.
       
     
Born and raised in Liberty City she was finally able to move to the newest affordable housing. “I’m tired of the gunshots, the dirtiness of the community, I want to live,” she said. This woman decided to stay anonymous but allowed me to take her p
       
     
Siblings listen to President Barack Obama speak at a drive-in rally for Biden For President on October 23, 2020 in Miami, FL. CREDIT: Maria Alejandra Cardona for Joe Biden
       
     
Dichen Lachman, Australian actress of German and Tibetan descent shows her favorite room. This room is designed as a space for communal talks with family and enjoying rich conversations.
       
     
Los Angeles Police Department Officer Joe Cirrito runs in full duty uniform arriving to the downtown Los Angeles memorial for fallen officers. Officer Cirritos runs on First Street arriving to the downtown station. The run from Bakersfield, Calif. t
       
     
Australian native Chole Chapman, center, dances inside the HP tent during Coachella week two.
       
     
Dia de los Muertos is a Mexican holiday that honors those who have passed by celebrating their life. Every November 2nd, Chicago, Illinois’s community in Pilsen has several events that represent the day. From the inspiration of Robert Frank, I decid
       
     
Valerie Gordon is now trying new things in the dessert world with putting her desserts on the BBQ like cherry clafoutis.
       
     
A woman swims as Maria Pastore sips her drink at the Shelborne Hotel and Bodega Taqueria y Tequila in Miami Beach, Florida, February 26, 2021. CREDIT: Maria Alejandra Cardona for The Wall Street Journal
       
     
People attend a protest during nationwide unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Miami, Florida, U.S., May 31, 2020.
       
     
A college athlete is thrown in the air by a group of men on the beach to celebrate spring break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., March 5, 2021.  REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona
       
     
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A college athlete is thrown in the air by a group of men on the beach to celebrate spring break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., March 5, 2021.  REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona

Martine Moïse, first lady of Haiti, in Florida on Thursday, July 29, 2021. Her husband’s assassins also shot her in the arm.Credit...Maria Alejandra Cardona for The New York Times
       
     
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Martine Moïse, first lady of Haiti, in Florida on Thursday, July 29, 2021. Her husband’s assassins also shot her in the arm.Credit...Maria Alejandra Cardona for The New York Times

A woman seen through a shattered window cleans up debris from Hurricane Dorian in Grand Bahama Island. Dorian walloped the island of Grand Bahama with such force that residents here have a hard time grasping what they witnessed. After making landfal
       
     
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A woman seen through a shattered window cleans up debris from Hurricane Dorian in Grand Bahama Island. Dorian walloped the island of Grand Bahama with such force that residents here have a hard time grasping what they witnessed. After making landfall Sept. 1 on the nearby Abaco Islands, the storm ― the most powerful on record in the Bahamas ― stalled over Grand Bahama for some 30 hours. An astonishing 70 percent of Grand Bahama, where 50,000 people live, was under water. Maria Alejandra Cardona for Huffington Post

Leo Soto sobs in front of the memorial near the site of the the Surfside building collapse. Soto was the one who started the memorial and was there every single day, hoping for a miracle. Photograph: Maria Alejandra Cardona/Reuters
       
     
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Leo Soto sobs in front of the memorial near the site of the the Surfside building collapse. Soto was the one who started the memorial and was there every single day, hoping for a miracle. Photograph: Maria Alejandra Cardona/Reuters

Samuel Jordan pose for a portrait inside their shared communal space office in Ft.Lauderdale, Florida, February 25, 2021. Maria Alejandra Cardona for The Wall Street Journal
       
     
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Samuel Jordan pose for a portrait inside their shared communal space office in Ft.Lauderdale, Florida, February 25, 2021. Maria Alejandra Cardona for The Wall Street Journal

“I’m here because it’s in my blood, I’m Cuban,” said Crystal Hidalgo, who participated in a solidarity march in Hialeah.Credit...Maria Alejandra Cardona for The New York Times
       
     
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“I’m here because it’s in my blood, I’m Cuban,” said Crystal Hidalgo, who participated in a solidarity march in Hialeah.Credit...Maria Alejandra Cardona for The New York Times

A homeless man shows his health concerns while a UN Rapporteur Philip Olston visits Skid Row December 5th, 2017. The international human rights community speak about the views of skid row, homelessness and how Los Angeles responds to the homelessnes
       
     
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A homeless man shows his health concerns while a UN Rapporteur Philip Olston visits Skid Row December 5th, 2017. The international human rights community speak about the views of skid row, homelessness and how Los Angeles responds to the homelessness issue.

A man kayaks through Lake Hammond on a warm summer day in Orlando, Flo., July 25, 2020.
       
     
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A man kayaks through Lake Hammond on a warm summer day in Orlando, Flo., July 25, 2020.

Tricia Cheshire, a resident of Amelia Island sunbathes for the last few minutes before storms hit the coast before Hurricane Dorian in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. September 1, 2019. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona
       
     
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Tricia Cheshire, a resident of Amelia Island sunbathes for the last few minutes before storms hit the coast before Hurricane Dorian in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. September 1, 2019. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona

People in Miami took to the streets and highways after the shocking news that another black man, George Floyd, was killed while in custody of the Minneapolis Police Department. A man shows his middle finger to the Miami Police Department in downtown
       
     
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People in Miami took to the streets and highways after the shocking news that another black man, George Floyd, was killed while in custody of the Minneapolis Police Department. A man shows his middle finger to the Miami Police Department in downtown Miami, Flo., May 20, 2020.

President Barack Obama speaks at a drive-in rally for Biden For President on October 23, 2020 in Miami, FL. Maria Alejandra Cardona for Joe Biden
       
     
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President Barack Obama speaks at a drive-in rally for Biden For President on October 23, 2020 in Miami, FL. Maria Alejandra Cardona for Joe Biden

Phoebe Bridgers is an indie/folk musician based in Los Angeles, Calif., Bridgers poses in front of Silver Lake Reservoir on Friday, December 8, 2017.
       
     
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Phoebe Bridgers is an indie/folk musician based in Los Angeles, Calif., Bridgers poses in front of Silver Lake Reservoir on Friday, December 8, 2017.

Catherine Walker, mother of recently departed son, Grechario Tyzavian Mack pulls back tears while Black Lives Matter LA supporters pray for her family and others affected by police shootings in downtown Los Angeles, Calif., October 24, 2018.
       
     
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Catherine Walker, mother of recently departed son, Grechario Tyzavian Mack pulls back tears while Black Lives Matter LA supporters pray for her family and others affected by police shootings in downtown Los Angeles, Calif., October 24, 2018.

In Parkland, Fla., Eric Edwards planted flowers in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, February 14, 2019, marking the year where two of his children survived a mass shooting, though both have struggled with trauma from the event.
       
     
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In Parkland, Fla., Eric Edwards planted flowers in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, February 14, 2019, marking the year where two of his children survived a mass shooting, though both have struggled with trauma from the event.

A multicolored light up umbrellas will culminate in a night performance on a southern California beach by artist Elizabeth Turk. Turk is photographed on her backyard in Newport Beach, Calif., October 2, 2018.
       
     
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A multicolored light up umbrellas will culminate in a night performance on a southern California beach by artist Elizabeth Turk. Turk is photographed on her backyard in Newport Beach, Calif., October 2, 2018.

A woman has a bedazzled American flag cowboy hat where U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally where at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, U.S. November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona
       
     
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A woman has a bedazzled American flag cowboy hat where U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally where at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, U.S. November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona

Marta Lorena Cortez Estrada, a janitor who works in Miami is at higher risk for catching COVID-19 and in the end resorted to bringing in her own cleaning supplies and masks made by her mom and herself. Estrada poses for a portrait outside her home i
       
     
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Marta Lorena Cortez Estrada, a janitor who works in Miami is at higher risk for catching COVID-19 and in the end resorted to bringing in her own cleaning supplies and masks made by her mom and herself. Estrada poses for a portrait outside her home in Hialeah, Flo., July 10, 2020. CREDIT: Maria Alejandra Cardona for The New York Times

A Mexican bread pudding is one of many desserts offered at La Casita Mexicana in Bell, Calif.
       
     
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A Mexican bread pudding is one of many desserts offered at La Casita Mexicana in Bell, Calif.

A young girl looks outwards towards the communal yard in the middle of the afternoon of a South LA complex housing project.
       
     
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A young girl looks outwards towards the communal yard in the middle of the afternoon of a South LA complex housing project.

Miami Beach Police hand out masks to vacationers in order to comply with Covid-19 rules and target ad campaigns at youth to "vacation responsibly” in Miami Beach, Florida, February 26, 2021. CREDIT: Maria Alejandra Cardona for The Wall Street Journa
       
     
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Miami Beach Police hand out masks to vacationers in order to comply with Covid-19 rules and target ad campaigns at youth to "vacation responsibly” in Miami Beach, Florida, February 26, 2021. CREDIT: Maria Alejandra Cardona for The Wall Street Journal

Mary Macintyre, 25, holds an LGBTQ symbol made of flowers as more than 500,000 people participate in the Women's March of Los Angeles.
       
     
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Mary Macintyre, 25, holds an LGBTQ symbol made of flowers as more than 500,000 people participate in the Women's March of Los Angeles.

EMT’s cleanse their materials outside Memorial West Hospital where coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients are treated, in Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S. July 13, 2020. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona
       
     
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EMT’s cleanse their materials outside Memorial West Hospital where coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients are treated, in Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S. July 13, 2020. REUTERS/Maria Alejandra Cardona

From below, people take photos with the most iconic spot in Los Angeles, the Urban Lights display. February 2018 marks the 10th anniversary of Chris Burden's Urban Light display outside LACMA. It's often a spot in the city where people take selfies
       
     
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From below, people take photos with the most iconic spot in Los Angeles, the Urban Lights display. February 2018 marks the 10th anniversary of Chris Burden's Urban Light display outside LACMA. It's often a spot in the city where people take selfies and photos that are iconic of L.A.

A guide to Los Angeles Jewish delis features Freedman's LA in Echo Park. The fried green tomato, smoked hatched chili cream cheese sandwich holds a fried egg.
       
     
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A guide to Los Angeles Jewish delis features Freedman's LA in Echo Park. The fried green tomato, smoked hatched chili cream cheese sandwich holds a fried egg.

Stephen Woodward looks towards the sky as the helicopters make rounds from Lake Elsinore to the hillside. The holy fire is burning through Orange and Riverside county and has increased to over 18,000 acres reaching communities by Lake Elsinore and s
       
     
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Stephen Woodward looks towards the sky as the helicopters make rounds from Lake Elsinore to the hillside. The holy fire is burning through Orange and Riverside county and has increased to over 18,000 acres reaching communities by Lake Elsinore and sending mandatory evacuations through Riverside county.

In Miami’s Haitian community, their vote is the most significant for the 2020 elections. A woman shows a campaigner her voting sticker as ‘Take Back the Vote’ tries to continue to reach out in the community and get as many people to vote for Joe Bid
       
     
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In Miami’s Haitian community, their vote is the most significant for the 2020 elections. A woman shows a campaigner her voting sticker as ‘Take Back the Vote’ tries to continue to reach out in the community and get as many people to vote for Joe Biden.

A woman stands by the beach where the Surfside building collapse site is seen in plain view. People pray on the beach in hopes that there are more survivors. July 2021 Maria Alejandra Cardona/ Reuters
       
     
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A woman stands by the beach where the Surfside building collapse site is seen in plain view. People pray on the beach in hopes that there are more survivors. July 2021 Maria Alejandra Cardona/ Reuters

A married couple prepare to hear Sundays evening mass in South Central Los Angeles, Calif., October 14, 2018. The mass celebrated the canalization of Monsenor Romero, a Salvadorian saint.
       
     
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A married couple prepare to hear Sundays evening mass in South Central Los Angeles, Calif., October 14, 2018. The mass celebrated the canalization of Monsenor Romero, a Salvadorian saint.

On a warm Friday Lauchien Boujay blows bubbles on the corner of 101 street and Central avenue in the Watts community. Boujay says he blows bubbles to relax and enjoy his Friday afternoon.
       
     
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On a warm Friday Lauchien Boujay blows bubbles on the corner of 101 street and Central avenue in the Watts community. Boujay says he blows bubbles to relax and enjoy his Friday afternoon.

Esther Lim, left, goes through the registration form for an inmate at the Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles, Calif. With the help of volunteers and ACLU workers, they hope to have every eligible inmate in the jails registered before elections.
       
     
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Esther Lim, left, goes through the registration form for an inmate at the Men's Central Jail in Los Angeles, Calif. With the help of volunteers and ACLU workers, they hope to have every eligible inmate in the jails registered before elections.

Born and raised in Liberty City she was finally able to move to the newest affordable housing. “I’m tired of the gunshots, the dirtiness of the community, I want to live,” she said. This woman decided to stay anonymous but allowed me to take her p
       
     
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Born and raised in Liberty City she was finally able to move to the newest affordable housing. “I’m tired of the gunshots, the dirtiness of the community, I want to live,” she said.

This woman decided to stay anonymous but allowed me to take her photo as a sign of new beginnings.

Siblings listen to President Barack Obama speak at a drive-in rally for Biden For President on October 23, 2020 in Miami, FL. CREDIT: Maria Alejandra Cardona for Joe Biden
       
     
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Siblings listen to President Barack Obama speak at a drive-in rally for Biden For President on October 23, 2020 in Miami, FL. CREDIT: Maria Alejandra Cardona for Joe Biden

Dichen Lachman, Australian actress of German and Tibetan descent shows her favorite room. This room is designed as a space for communal talks with family and enjoying rich conversations.
       
     
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Dichen Lachman, Australian actress of German and Tibetan descent shows her favorite room. This room is designed as a space for communal talks with family and enjoying rich conversations.

Los Angeles Police Department Officer Joe Cirrito runs in full duty uniform arriving to the downtown Los Angeles memorial for fallen officers. Officer Cirritos runs on First Street arriving to the downtown station. The run from Bakersfield, Calif. t
       
     
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Los Angeles Police Department Officer Joe Cirrito runs in full duty uniform arriving to the downtown Los Angeles memorial for fallen officers. Officer Cirritos runs on First Street arriving to the downtown station. The run from Bakersfield, Calif. to Downtown Los Angeles was about 100-miles and took two and a half days.

Australian native Chole Chapman, center, dances inside the HP tent during Coachella week two.
       
     
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Australian native Chole Chapman, center, dances inside the HP tent during Coachella week two.

Dia de los Muertos is a Mexican holiday that honors those who have passed by celebrating their life. Every November 2nd, Chicago, Illinois’s community in Pilsen has several events that represent the day. From the inspiration of Robert Frank, I decid
       
     
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Dia de los Muertos is a Mexican holiday that honors those who have passed by celebrating their life. Every November 2nd, Chicago, Illinois’s community in Pilsen has several events that represent the day. From the inspiration of Robert Frank, I decided to recreate ‘The Americans’ but with Dia de los Muertos.

Valerie Gordon is now trying new things in the dessert world with putting her desserts on the BBQ like cherry clafoutis.
       
     
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Valerie Gordon is now trying new things in the dessert world with putting her desserts on the BBQ like cherry clafoutis.

A woman swims as Maria Pastore sips her drink at the Shelborne Hotel and Bodega Taqueria y Tequila in Miami Beach, Florida, February 26, 2021. CREDIT: Maria Alejandra Cardona for The Wall Street Journal
       
     
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A woman swims as Maria Pastore sips her drink at the Shelborne Hotel and Bodega Taqueria y Tequila in Miami Beach, Florida, February 26, 2021. CREDIT: Maria Alejandra Cardona for The Wall Street Journal

People attend a protest during nationwide unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Miami, Florida, U.S., May 31, 2020.
       
     
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People attend a protest during nationwide unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Miami, Florida, U.S., May 31, 2020.