Riley Johnson, 5, front poses for a portrait with her mom Sasha Bonner in Charlotte, N.C., on Friday, February 4, 2022. Riley had been dressing up as Black female figures for the Black History Month.
Raven Dial-Stanley poses for a photo illustration at the Greensboro News & Record in Greensboro, N.C., on Thursday, April 25, 2019.
Reggey Mendenhall stands outside his apartment wearing a shirt in memory of his girlfriend, Renata Marshall, who was a victim of gang violence Greensboro, NC on July 23, 2018.
Vietnam War veteran, Tom Williams, poses for a portrait in Greensboro, N.C. on Tuesday, October 16, 2018.
Peggy Kline poses for a portrait at her home in Summerfield, N.C., on Friday, February 28, 2020.
John Winn, left, and Steve Nichols sit on their front door step with their new dog, Oscar, in Indian Trail, N.C., June 3, 2022. Oscar the dog was taken to a shelter in March after his previous owners saw him humping another male dog. Steve Nichols and John Winn adopted Oscar after learning about his story.
Frank Byers, former head of the Greater Enderly Park Neighborhood Association, holds out bullet casings found outside of his apartment in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday, October 18, 2021. “It ain’t adults with these guns. These kids with the alcohol and drugs, when you put that all together you’re going to have a lot of killing and a lot of shooting.” said Frank Byers.