Who Dun It? - Tulsa, Oklahoma. June 2020. A man walks thru the crowd questioning protestors about an incident involving his mother. He was met with the same energy and continued to push his way thru the crowd.

Down the Middle- Tulsa, Oklahoma. June 2020. A “peacekeeper” stands between a group of BLM activists and Trump supporters outside of the BOK Center in June 2020.

Tuned Out - Tulsa, Oklahoma. June 2020. A BLM activist tries to get through to a Trump supporter outside the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The man repeatedly yelled “baby killer” at the activists as they yelled back and forth at each other.

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Shook 2 - Tulsa, Oklahoma. June 2020. A Tulsa police officer keeps his head on a swivel amongst the chaos taking place outside the Trump Rally in the summer of 2020. There were clashes amongst Trump supporters and BLM protestors all day.

I AINT MAD ATCHA - Tulsa, Oklahoma. June 2020 A man locks eyes with me after looking over the chaos that was occurring outside the BOK Center, the venue for former President Trump’s first rally back since the beginning of the pandemic.

Fire In Little Africa -- Tulsa, Oklahoma. June 2020. I was on assignment with Rolling Stone to cover the performance for a group of hip-hop artists by the name of Fire In Little Africa. The name directly references the bombing that took place in Greenwood, Oklahoma in 1921. At the time, this place was called Black Wall Street because of the amount of Black wealth that accumulated in the town. At one time, it was bigger than Chicago and nearly as big as Harlem and filled to the brim with Black excellence. The hip-hop act references this throughout their music and performances.

The Good Reverand - Tulsa, Oklahoma. June 2020. Rev. Al Sharpton comes to speak to a group of journalists just after giving a speech at the Juneteenth Celebration held on Greenwood Ave. in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Greenwood is the site of the bombing of Black Wall Street in 1921 and every year there is a celebration of Black Wall Street and the history of the once-bustling town.

Leg Bone Connected to the - Tulsa, Oklahoma. June 2020. A young man devours a roasted turkey leg while listening to Rev. Al Sharpton speak to a crowd at the Juneteenth Celebration in Greenwood, OK.

Cowboys Have Always Been Black - Tulsa, Oklahoma. June 2020. Two men rode past me on horses toward the end of my day in Greenwood. I chased them down shouting, "I'm with Rolling Stone! I need a photo of yall!" They politely obliged and just happened to stop in front of the historic AME Baptist Church, where the basement of the church is one of the last remaining structures from the bombing of Black Wall Street in 1921.

RIP GEORGE -- Tulsa, Oklahoma. June 2020. A shrine is set up on the concrete for George Floyd. This was taken just weeks after the protests that sparked the nation.

BSA - Tulsa, Oklahoma. June 2020. A young man lifts his shirt proudly showing that he's a BSA -- Black Student Athlete.

Praise Him -- Tulsa, Oklahoma. June 2020. Family members of Terrence Crutcher, a man murdered by police in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the early 2000's, get emotional listening to the performance of a gospel singer during the Juneteenth celebration in Greenwood, Oklahoma.

Chillin -- Tulsa, Oklahoma. June 2020. Kids post up on a graffitied-up overpass in Greenwood, Oklahoma.

Homegirls -- Tulsa, Oklahoma. June 2020. I was stopped by a group of young girls and they overheard me shouting at the Cowboys that I was with Rolling Stone for the day. They wanted to pose up for some shots and I had to make that happen for them.