Art is a form of freedom, and freedom is a process. Healing is a critical aspect of freedom and liberation. My art is a reflection of the interconnected journeys towards freedom and healing. As a lifelong educator and learner, I also use my art tool to activate consciousness. Lastly, I use my art to unite and ignite, and this is informed by my path as an organizer and human rights lawyer.I am a multi-instrumentalist composer/producer with roots and heavy influence from my home village of P-Funk/Plainfield, New Jersey. A decade of living in Los Angeles and traveling through 40 countries has also influenced my sonic expression. My visual art technique and tactics earned me the name “Dr. KnuckleHead” from my students. I experiment with digital collages, freehand, stencils, and mixed media techniques along with spraypaint. Through my non-profit Project KnuckleHead, I’ve painted 70+ bucket drums that are used at protests and designed banners hundreds of square feet of abolitionist mural banners that have draped city hall rallies. Most of my art education comes through teaching and creating for Project Knucklehead over the past decade. I use my art to challenge systems of state violence while highlighting connections across the Afro diaspora. My work often displays Black freedom fighters around the world with subtle imagery of African culture and spirituality. As an attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, I founded an Arts Justice movement that advocates for arts as a civil right. I work with students and artists to use are as a call-to-action that has been attached to statewide petitions and local school board resolutions. My art inspiration comes from street artists and muralists like Emory Douglas, Brandan BMike Odums, Osa Seven, and Shepard Fairy. My musical influences include golden-era hip hop, freedom songs, Trap, and funky soul music. I attribute the radicalization and audacity of my art to the students who have taught me so much over the years.