EditorialPhotos of some of the victims at a makeshift memorial to those who perished in an apartment fire, in the Tremont neighborhood of the Bronx, Jan. 12, 2022. (Desiree Rios/The New York Times)
EditorialMona Davids, President of Social Impact Strategies, who organized a news conference and was accompanied by imams and leaders of the Gambian Youth Organization, addresses people in the Bronx on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, near the site of a high-rise apartment fire. (David Dee Delgado/The New York Times)
EditorialA volunteer at the Gambian Youth Organization, sorts through clothing in the Bronx on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, donated to residents who lost their belongings in the fire that killed 17 people on Sunday. (David Dee Delgado/The New York Times)
EditorialA person brings donations to the Gambian Youth Organization in the Bronx on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, intended for survivors of an apartment building fire on Sunday. (David Dee Delgado/The New York Times)
EditorialKhalam, probably Senegalese or Gambian, late 19th century, Senegal or Gambia, probably Senegalese or Gambian, Wood, skin, L. 63.5 cm (2 5 in.) W. of body: 7.6 cm (3 in.), Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted.
EditorialKhalam, probably Senegalese or Gambian, late 19th century, Senegal or Gambia, probably Senegalese or Gambian, Wood, skin, L. 49.5 cm (19-1/2 in.); W. 7.6 cm (3 in.), Chordophone-Lute-plucked-unfretted.