Solomon O. Smith
Photojournalist
My name is Solomon O. Smith and I am a journalist.
I use visual and written media to tell stories.
2021 Stop Asian H8 Rally
2021 White Lives Matter Rally,
Huntington Beach, CA
Basking in the attention, a member of the Proud Boys, a white spramecist known for using violence, stands to pose for photos. The groups members are also known for their attempted use of the press and social media. Sunday, April 11, 2021. (Photo by Solomon O. Smith/ The Valley Star)
A local resident who claims not to be associated with the White Lives Matter group, chastises socialist protesters. Sunday, April 11, 2021. (Photo by Solomon O. Smith/ The Valley Star)
A young Black Lives Matter supporter looks on as the crowd applauds a speaker. Sunday, April 11, 2021. (Photo by Solomon O. Smith/ The Valley Star)
Two white supremecists talk about the protest while flashing thier tattoos. The young man on the right flashes the skin head tattoo "ACAB" meaning "all cops are bastards" while the older man on the right, William Quigg, flashes the traditional cross of the KKK. Both men denied any affiliation when asked about the tattoos, but Quigg is rumored to be a high ranking official in the California KKK.. (Photo by Solomon O. Smith)
CONFRONTATION - Two women enter a heated debate about black on black crime. The woman in the light blue sweater, left, lectured the protester, right, on the merits of former secretary of housing and urban development, Ben Carson, as a role model for ‘good” African Americans. Sunday, April 11, 2021.
A young asian protester, left, explains the purpose of the rally to a local, right. The man in the red hat began chanting "dog lives matter" claiming that protesters should be more concerned about the deaths of local pets. Sunday, April 11, 2021. (Photo by Solomon O. Smith/ The Valley Star)
Two White Lives Matter supporters wave thier flags at antiracist protesters across the street. Mounted police were brought in to keep the two groups seperate. Sunday, April 11, 2021. (Photo by Solomon O. Smith/ The Valley Star)
ARRESTED - One of the few White Lives Matter protesters to show, left, is arrested by the Huntington Beach Police Department. There were few protesters claiming a direct link to the White Lives March, but many individuals with racist propaganda engaged anti-supremacist protesters. Sunday, April 11, 2021.
TATTOO - This man’s tattoo is an exact replication of the German “totenkopf” or death’s head. This particular skull tattoo was used by German SS and Waffen units who guarded concentration camps and is used across the country on the banners of many white nationalist and skin head organizations.
Another arrest made after crowds continued to grow by 3p.m. a full 2 hours after it was scheduled to begin. Officers began to chase small groups as they began to roam the dwntown area and fighting. Sunday, April 11, 2021. (Photo by Solomon O. Smith/ The Valley Star)
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