People for the American Way's Kawana Lloyd and Svante Myrick report on the vandalism of Victoria Cassinova's posters in Chicago.
Apparently, while Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention was happening in Chicago, salty supporters of Donald Trump and Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were touring the city so they could vandalize pieces of art dedicated to Vice President Kamala Harris, namely, the “Freedom” portrait of Harris created by Black woman visual artist Victoria Cassinova.
“Last night a small group of RFK, Jr. and Trump supporters marched up a Chicago street near the United Center (Ashland Park, between Lake and Maypole, near the All Rise Brewing Company), armed with spray paint cans and cameras, to deface artist Victoria Cassinova’s ‘Kamala Harris: Freedom,’” said Kawana Lloyd, the press secretary for non-profit political action group People For the American Way, in an emailed statement to NewsOne.
“At a time when ‘hope is making a comeback,’ it’s a bit jarring to see a bunch of folks march to a location to deface such a powerful and hopeful piece that’s clearly loved AND being picked up by social media and traditional media as featured b-roll.”
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Anyway, Svante L. Myrick, the former mayor of Ithaca, New York, who is currently serving as executive director of People For the American Way, shared video footage of the Harris portraits being vandalized, and he assured the public that his organization is “going to put Victoria Cassinova’s beautiful portrait back up” and “post it on billboards and murals across the country.”
Myrick added, "with the staff this morning and we’ve decided to double down. We are going to put Victoria Cassinova’s beautiful portrait back up. We’ll post it on billboards and murals across the country. When they destroy, we’ll create more. Let me know if you want a poster."
