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In her series Black Diamonds, Alanna Airitam reveals an untold story from Black history in portraits of members of Chosen Few MC, an historically black, “one-percenter” motorcycle club. The term “one percent” refers to a comment allegedly made in 1960 by a former president of the American Motorcyclist Association, that 99% of motorcycle clubs were law-abiding, implying the last one percent were outlaws. A diamond shaped patch worn on a member’s vest, or “cut,” signifies their membership in a “one percent” club. Airitam’s photographs offer a unique portrayal of this little known and extremely …