How One Photo Captured Both Unity and Division in America

The photograph shows Gary Tittle, the Assistant Chief of Police for Dallas, holding a pink rose as he comforts a young black man. Its symbolism is unmistakable: two men of different skin colors share their grief following a week that saw the killings of two black men—in Baton Rouge, La., and Falcon Heights, Min..—and five police officers in Texas.

For Ruddy Roye, who took this photograph while on assignment for TIME, the portrait shows that it's possible to see past differences.