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Does this flag make you flinch?

In this article Angelina Rogers is surprised to find a flag saying, “A man was lynched by police yesterday” This flag was used by the NAACP long time ago when someone was lynched. Angelina wonders, “if provocative art could help a divided nation confront its past and present”

In search for an answer, Angelina interviews Nikkolas Smith, conceptual artist and Disney imaginer, who has devoted his life to create activist artwork since George Zimmerman was free from any criminal charges, to understand how art could help to deliver the message that black lives matter across the nation. She integrates the quotes of Mr. Smith to demonstrate how artists are helping with their artwork because they think that it could

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