Plus: What it's like to fast while competing in the NBA playoffs; Every era gets the martyrs it deserves   Opinions you may have missed. Already, tens of millions of Facebook's users have died and left behind extensive digital remains — and the number will grow exponentially. That, says Robert Gebelhoff, offers unprecedented opportunity to historians of the future — and some very tough questions for Facebook right now. Today, Enes Kanter — a Muslim, a witness against growing authoritarianism in his Turkish homeland and, oh, yes, a professional basketball player — will compete in the seventh and deciding game of the NBA Western Conference semifinals. Since it is Ramadan, he also will be fasting from sunup to sundown. Here is how he embraces the challenge. For the first time, Miss America, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA are all black women, columnist Christine Emba notes — and two won wearing their natural curls. Which led Emba to think about race, authenticity and even electability. What does a “real” American look like? In our weekly Post Pundit 2020 Power Ranking , Anne Applebaum says that what’s most striking about the presidential race so far is the giant topic missing from the debate. I checked in on the remarkable memorial to the victims of racial-terror lynchings in Montgomery, Ala., one year after it opened. While the news media (rightly) pays attention to the emboldening of white supremacists, I found a more hopeful side of the story. And Elizabeth Bruenig says that every era gets the martyrs it deserves. She found two in the news of the past fortnight. I hope you have a good week. Fred Hiatt Editorial Page Editor Facebook is becoming a vast digital graveyard — and a gift to the future Facebook is an astonishing repository of daily life. We can't let it disappear. Robert Gebelhoff  •   Read more » What it’s like to fast for Ramadan while competing in the NBA Playoffs Resilience is born out of the challenges we choose to meet. Enes Kanter  •   Read more » Why having black beauty queens with natural curls matters The Miss America, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA winners represent steps in the right direction. Christine Emba  •   Read more » The most striking thing about the 2020 race is what’s missing from it And it's worrying a whole continent. The Ranking Committee  •   Read more » Yes, white supremacists are emboldened. But that’s not the whole story in America today. It’s a big, complicated country. The hopeful doesn’t negate the baleful. But the hopeful is a part of our story. Fred Hiatt  •   Read more » Students who charge shooters are heroes. It’s shameful they’re martyrs, too. Riley Howell and Kendrick Castillo gave their lives to stop mass shootings. Elizabeth Bruenig  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Share The Week in Ideas:          Twitter          Facebook    Trouble reading?  Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for The Week in Ideas or because it is included in your subscription. Manage my email newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe from The Week in Ideas Privacy Policy | Help @2019 The Washington Post  |  1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071 Democracy Dies in Darkness