Disney Imagineer-Turned-Artivist Seeks 'Positive Change' with Portraits of Black Lives Lost

I think we’re going in the right direction, but it’s never really fast enough or soon enough. Still, that just inspires me to create more art, shout out, try to get people to wake up and make change happen faster by getting them to take the time to put themselves in other people's shoes.

One of the great things about artivism is it’s even more effective when there’s a call to action added to it. It allows people to become aware of what’s going on, and then you can direct them to create actionable steps where you can do this, and you can add your name to this petition.

I always try to encourage young creative folks by saying that you have the opportunity to create the world that you want to see. You have the opportunity to paint the thing that is broken, and show what the world would look like if it’s not broken. The goal is to not have anything to paint.

• As told to Elaine Aradillas

To help combat systemic racism, consider learning from or donating to these organizations:

• Campaign Zero (joincampaignzero.org) which works to end police brutality in America through research-proven strategies.

• ColorofChange.org works to make the government more responsive to racial disparities.

• National Cares Mentoring Movement (caresmentoring.org) provides social and academic support to help Black youth succeed in college and beyond.

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