For many attendees, the event was deeply personal. Pilar Castrillo, a 58-year-old immigrant from Venezuela, said she spent a decade waiting for asylum before winning her case last year.

Shirley Raines, a social media creator known for feeding and caring for the homeless, has died at 58, according to her organization Beauty 2 The Streetz Shirley Raines, a social media creator and nonprofit founder who dedicated her life to caring for people experiencing homelessness, has died, her organization Beauty 2 The Streetz said Wednesday.