What it's like to be a Black photographer covering pro-Trump rallies
Mel D. Cole, a veteran music photographer, started documenting protests when George Floyd died in May 2020. Hear why he started covering pro-Trump rallies and what it was like being in the middle of the Capitol riots as a Black journalist.
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What it's like to be a Black photographer covering pro-Trump rallies
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