Digital Art And Design Fall 22 - Robert Holland

 

 Healthcare Workers - During and After Covid Pay Top Left: Long hallway in a hospital with patients on beds with only one nurse to attend. Top Right: Mcdonald's worker next to healthcare worker, asking the question: Do they do the same job? Bottom Left:  Red cross (colored red) to with healthcare workers on both sides. Bottom Right: Compare Mcdonald's worker to what healthcare workers make.

  Throughout this COVID pandemic, healthcare workers were labeled as heroes.  Doctors and nurses received many of the accolades, meanwhile, the workers who handled many of the bedside care were left unnoticed and forgotten.  These employees are the ones who keep healthcare facilities running, such as: Patient Care Technicians, Certified Nursing Assistants, Dietary Aides and Housekeepers, just to name a few.  These workers were there day in and day out, on the front line to care for us and our loved ones, while risking their lives.  It goes without saying, Doctors and Nurses play an extremely important role in the healthcare field, but so do these other workers and they should not have to rob Peter to pay Paul.  While I am happy that we have fought to raise the minimum wage and that fast food workers are receiving fifteen dollars per hour.  I believe it is a shame that someone who plays an important role in the care patients could be paid less than someone taking an order at McDonalds.

I chose this title and photo to hijack because it is a topic that is near and dear to my heart.   As a black man who was born in 1972.   I never experience the in-your-face racism, but I have had my share of subtle racist jabs.   I have gleaned a deeper understanding of what my ancestors went through from the stories they tell. The one incident that hits hard when I ask about it, is the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr in 1968.   My family members talk about a feeling of great loss and sorrow.   As I have grown throughout the years, I realize to a small extent what a loss that was. In October of 1968, XIX Olympics or the Games of the XIX Olympiad, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, won the gold and bronze medal in the men’s 200-meter race.   While on the podium, they made a statement that will live on. So I ask the question: “Did We Really Win?” On April 29, 1992 the Los Angeles Police were acquitted of the beating of Rodney King.   On February 26, 2012 George Zimmerman s

 Hijack #1: The first issue that chose was the comparing 1968 Olympics to Colin Kapernick.  Did we really Win? Hijack Picture #2: My second issue that chose was looking at Zimmerman, selling pictures of his killing of Trevon Martin.  Crime really does pay! Hijack Picture #3: My third issue that chose was welcoming immigrants to the US in 1892 compared to detaining people at our borders today.  Not in my house!