‘A Look Back at Wattstax and a Lifechanging Isaac Hayes Photo’ | Camera by Paula Kiley

Jesse Jackson, Isaac Hayes, Rufus Thomas, the Staple Singers, the Bar-Kays and more. Wattstax, held August 1972, was a celebration of Black joy and excellence for a crowd of more than 100,000 people just seven years after the Watts Uprising. Noted R&B and funk photographer Bruce Talamon recalls what the day was like and the events that shaped his career.

Nominated: Best Feature Segment, 75th Annual Los Angeles Area Emmy® Awards