PROTEST MESSAGES
My current protest art aims to wield the heaviest hammer against the Israel fueled and US funded holocaust while acknowledging America’s own diabolical history. The attempted erasure of the Palestinian people, beginning in 1948, continues in broad daylight in hyper-demonic forms. My protest art shines light on the perpetrators. The attempt to place these messages in the crosshairs of jewish bigotry is an attempt to deflect away from the massacring of Palestinians by the Zionist, so-called Jewish State of Israel. Making a mockery of the UN since 1948, Israel has become the swastika of our time against the Palestinians.
Artists can choose to create art as a spark for critical conversations, to alert and engage others in the fight against oppression, occupation, apartheid and genocide. “Acting as guardians of artistic freedom and independent thought”, acting as guardians of humanity in the pursuit of justice. We all have the duty to disrupt daily life, seize every moment, create every opportunity, to speak out against the most horrific injustice of our time. Only a supremacist would deny a people of this right; only evil would guard and permit that denial. We see the US spending of our tax dollars for weapons to Israel, while many Americans suffer economically. The awareness of the factors and facilitators involved in oppression and genocide brings awareness to the suffering of Americans. As the powers that support and fund a genocide of the Palestinians have no qualms with disregarding it’s own people.
The whole world conspired against Gaza. The whole world is at stake because of it.
Artists and Organizations Rally Against Censorship in Open Letter
Art can force us to grapple with different perspectives, for hearing what we might rather ignore or prefer to hide, and for facing what makes us uncomfortable. Cultural organizations must make these encounters possible. They are key to the functioning of a democracy, as they promote freedom of expression, encourage critical thinking, and create vital opportunities for public discussion and dissent. (Paraphrased)
“To perform this role and serve the public with responsibility and integrity, cultural institutions must maintain autonomy over programming choices, curatorial decisions, and artistic content. They need the freedom to showcase visionary work that inspires, is unexpected, challenges dominant narratives, and questions those in power. Exercising programmatic autonomy is essential to preserving institutional purpose and resilience in the face of ideological pressure. If institutions don’t live up to this mandate, they risk becoming instruments of propaganda and subject to the whims of those temporarily in power.”
“In offering access to a broad range of artistic and cultural expression, arts and cultural institutions invite us to empathize with the experience of others and ask questions we might not consider otherwise. This brings nuance into polarizing conversations and supports a core value defining an open and free society: the capacity to hold differences.”
“We will remain true to our democratic responsibility to act as guardians of artistic freedom and independent thought.”
Transcript: Mayor Adams Delivers an Address to New Yorkers - NYC Mayor's Office. October 25th, 2025
This an excerpt from Mr. Adams Address to New Yorkers on October 25th, 2025
“History shows us how hatred begins on the fringes. It starts small, with a few artists trying to make a statement, with a few exhibits that go unnoticed by our leaders and institutions, with a few institutions that accept the hate and embed it into our culture.
Before we know it, hate moves to the mainstream, and once it is in the mainstream, it becomes much harder to mobilize against. We saw that with Apartheid. We saw that with the Holocaust. And I would be lying if I said I didn't see seeds of it planted within our own city government.”
My response:
Well Mr. Adams. I am here to tell you that I will continue to make and exhibit art that is indeed about hate. Hate for the holocaust, Hate for apartheid. Hate for the Oppressors. Hate for those who choose to starve, slaughter, rape a people and steal their land. No, I am not only talking about America, I am speaking of the so-called Jewish State of Israel. I will continue to make art about uniting for liberation and abolishing the terrorist state that prevents it. Hate does not feel good, therefore I make art, to search for some comprehension behind the demonic acts we witness on our phones, the injustices we see in our streets, that match those done to your own ancestors and the indigenous people before them, Mr. Adams. It helps me uncover truth. It leads me to “hate”. I will continue to speak out and draw conclusions about the oppressors, for you, so you can continue to lick their boots, instead.
Civil rights and freedom movements globally have made strides through art, which served as a tool for protest, raising awareness, and fostering community identity. This includes The Black Panther Party. Emory Douglas, considered the "Revolutionary Artist" for the Black Panther Party, created iconic illustrations and designed the layout for The Black Panther newspaper. His art helped define the party's visual identity, with imagery of empowered Black people and critiques of systemic oppression. He is currently on the Canary Mission list for promoting anti-Semitism, glorifying violence against Israel and supporting anti-Israel agitators. He is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement and has rightfully demonized Israel on social media. Along with Emory Douglas; artists Gayle Asali Dickson, Malik Edwards, and Akinsanya Kambon accompanied Douglas on the BPP newspaper. Growing up in the Jim Crow era, through talent, perseverance, and serendipity, they became and remain artists today, despite the white mans restrictions on every aspect of their lives and dreams.
Art created in service to struggle continues to be used to challenge injustice, inform, distill messaging, mobilize support, and nurture camaraderie -all in an effort to propel movements for social and political change. The intention behind my protest art is to force people to confront their comfort with uncomfortable truths.
ABOLISH ISRAEL
And
PALESTINE WILL BE FREE.