In today's society, you'll often hear people making statements like, "kids aren't motivated," or "young black boys don't care about life," or extreme comments such as, "black men aren't positively engaging young black boys anymore." To a short-sighted person those thoughts appear true, but for someone who is open to a larger picture, that narrative is flawed. Those types of assertions offer up the opportunity for those of us charged with the challenge of photographing impactful moments to debunk life's ugly myths. Photo: J.J. McQueen/ Coach Daren Hart In the world of photography, we are constantly evolving with each assignment, and in moments of motion, we're completely sold-out and invested. It's that mindset that allowed me the ability to see what influence really means. I used to believe that when I would photograph the game of football, that it