Every episode, competitors must execute a tattoo on a “human canvas”—that is, a client. But whenever there’s a canvas with darker skin, no one wants to tattoo him or her. Why? Because for the dozen or ...

Anthony Chestnut’s 15-year career as a tattoo artist has presented several challenges, some big enough to push him to leave altogether, but he always finds himself back wielding the needle. “I’ve ...

Discriminatory hiring practices is one challenge Black tattoo artists face. Although tattooing has been around for centuries, the practice was mainly underground before becoming recognized as ...