JayKnight Life: Running, Reviews, Photos

So I finally got my film developed from the Moral March from last week. you'll have to refer to my previous post for the digital prints and the reason behind the march.   But, I absolutely love this first picture. The guy with the  American flag, american flag jacket... waving it in front of all the people gathered on Fayetteville street in Raleigh and all the people peering out over from the building across the street- which is actually just a parking garage disguised as a building. I took some of these pictures from up in that parking garage. All of these pictures were simply scanned into the computer and posted. no editing at all. However, I'm going to see if there is a good way to edit these.

On February 8th, 2014, I awoke with a desire to witness something big happening in Raleigh-- and no it wasn't the Krispy Kreme challenge (in which some 7-thousand runners participated.)      One year ago, I missed what local NAACP leaders call HKonJ (Hundreds of Thousands on Jones Street), but this year I didn't want to miss it. Apparently, I wasn't alone. Tens of thousands of people packed the streets surrounding the Historic Shaw University.  And so we gathered and waited under overcast skies right in front o Estey Hall- where, in 1873, black women occupied the first female dorm on a coed campus in the country. The air was cold but the smiles were warm out in front of the historic   Leonard Medical School  where african American doctors and pharmacist have studied and filed in and out since 1881. At that time it was the only placket where a black man could fulfill his dream and purpose to become a doctor or pharmacist. 

       After work this Monday, instead of going straight home to my family or to the store to run an errand, ... I decided to see for myself what this thing was about-- this Moral Monday  protest that has been going on at the State Legislature for 11 week.