



At the Lincoln Center's Audition Bootcamp, middle schoolers hoping for a spot in New York City's selective audition based schools listen as Chancellor Carmen Fariña addresses the dance workshop. The program prepares low-income and minority students for the rigorous audition process each summer.

Devyn Eisenberg, a co-principal at the predominantly black and hispanic Young Women's Leadership Academy of the Bronx, strides into the eighth grade graduation rehearsal on a Friday morning. The ceremony will be short — Eisenberg is saving the full fanfare for the "big prize" of high school and college graduation.


Protestors, some accompanied by their children, gather outside a McDonald's in Northside to demand a living wage of fifteen dollars an hour, where they announced an April 15th strike if no raise is granted.


Jordan Gozdich, 17, takes advantage of Saturday's sunshine to practice some bike tricks at the South Park BMX track and Skate Park outside of Pittsburgh.



A shopper at the Monroeville Mall takes a break and sits on one of the benches found throughout the building. As part of its rebranding after a shooting, the mall has been increasing spaces like seating and dining to encourage shoppers to linger and enjoy themselves.


Volunteers at Renziehausen Park in McKeesport work on pruning roses following the winter season under the guidance of the Pittsburgh Rose Society.



Children decorate pots as part of a learning initiative during a celebration dinner for the programs run by Homewood Children's Village at Pittsburgh Faison K-5.

Thalyah Holmes, 3, of East Hills, waters a freshly potted swiss chard plant at Pittsburgh Faison K-5 School in Homewood.

Members of the motorcycle escort disperse while bearing flags after the funeral of Sgt. John McLaughlin on June 6, 2015 at the Calvary Cemetary in Hazelwood.

A United States Marine Corps veteran raises a flag over the Cemetery of the Alleghenies for Memorial Day.