In reflection of social justice movements, protests, and news about racially targeted violence, I was inspired to paint another scene I witnessed. I remember walking through the suburban “city” streets of Pittsburgh and seeing protesters march as a part of the George Floyd protest and the ensuing Black Lives Matter movement. As I stood on the corner of Center Avenue watching the stream of people spill into the streets carrying signs, flags, and printouts, for the first time in my life, these societal problems felt that much more tangible and closer than ever rather than the depictions I would see online. I was literally standing in the middle of a protest, seeing the fiery passion, determination, and steadfast belief shining in their eyes. 
The method of this painting is similar to Masked in Monotone; however, the female figure in the center is solely painted using brush work while the background and bandana are painted using a palette knife. Here, this technique serves to outline a framework of the background but not take away from the main focus while the red bandana serves as the focal point of the painting. The red represents those fiery emotions in the midst of all the monotonicity—as demonstrated by largely muted colors of this painting. It forms a kind of statement of juxtaposition from the issues happening around us and is a continuation of a linear series of events from the previous two paintings, Safe and Masked in Monotone.