Since I woke on Saturday morning to news that peaceful demonstrations against police violence and racism had splintered into riots, we have learned a lot about the discomfort and fear African Americans feel every day. The examples, like a lawyer who said a neighbor called the police to check on him when he was sitting in the lobby of his own condominium building, abound.

We’d like to share more of those stories and others from as many perspectives as we have readers, to reflect what it is like during this turbulent period.