Jacobs is a photographer and activist who began his career as a freelance artist in Chicago, IL, and Charlotte, NC, training briefly at the Art Institute of Charlotte. Jacobs has worked on the front lines of numerous local and national social justice movements, including those in Sanford, FL, Ferguson, MO, Baltimore, MA, and Charlottesville, VA. Photographs such as these on view have been featured in exhibitions at the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts and Culture, Charlotte, NC; Levine Museum of the New South, Charlotte, NC; and Clifford Chance, New York, NY. Jacobs has been commissioned for and collaborated on projects with the NFL, NBA, and NASCAR, and has contributed social commentary via interviews on CNN, HLN, and Fox News networks. Most recently, Jacobs completed a commission for Jay-Z's record breaking 4:44 tour.