I want to show what it is to be a woman in today's society — being mistreated, harassed, and having to deal with trauma due to the treatment we receive. I want everyone to open their eyes and to imagine a world without women, without our care and our devotion for those that we love. It would be a disaster to live without a mother who will take good care of you, without a wife to support you, or without a sister to listen to your problems. Our world would be nothing without women, so let's take care of our women!

I wanted to show the emotions of African Americans. Surrounding the boy are news articles of common things people of color have suffered in America for generations: slavery, police brutality, and incarceration for crimes they did not commit. The articles on my poster date back from the early 1600s and yet similar things still occur today, which led me to chose the slogan, “When Will It End?” The boy in the poster represents hope for the future generations to see the end of people of color being treated the way we have been for so many centuries.

This poster is to make people aware of the justice system that associates black people with negative stereotypes. These stereotypes includes black people being very violent and aggressive. For example, in How To Kill A Mockingbird, a black man was sentenced for raping a women even though all the evidence pointed towards the white man. Because of the simple fact that he was black, the jury decided that he was guilty.

Drawing inspiration from Maya Angelou's poem, "Still I Rise," I view my poster as a way of saying brighter days are ahead of you. All over the media, young African Americans are constantly painted in a negative light. I wanted my poster to show a black man with such a bright future he had to cover his eyes.

Painting by Karah Thomas

I am passionate about the issue of family separation because thousands of minors are locked away in immigration facilities alone while their parents are detained far away, yet so many people seem to turn their heads and pretend nothing is happening. I emphasized this message by using a photo of hands which look like they are being separated and by including a background of a barbed wire fence. I want my audience to feel empathy. I also included resources at the bottom of the poster for families who need assistance and for people who want to offer their help.

Both of my parents are deaf, so I feel that I put a lot of myself into this poster. This poster is the better out of two versions I worked on simultaneously. I'm confident that the message in this one is a lot more clear, all the elements flows better with each other, and everything is easier to see, compared to the other poster, where everything was dark and you really had to focus to see the details. I feel that this poster is more successful since I can relate to it and explain it better.

Abigaile Jeudy

F. Y. Eye Selected Poster

F.Y. Eye is a NYC-based and focused full-service nonprofit advertising group that works exclusively with other nonprofits and government agencies to build public awareness about the wealth of social, civic, educational, legal, financial and health-related resources available to New Yorkers in need. F.Y. Eye achieves this mission by developing and disseminating PSAs that generate attention and action on issues of public concern. Their cornerstone program is the digital PSA Network, an ecosystem of over 100 digital billboards located in high-traffic nonprofits throughout NYC, built specifically to promote critical advocacy messages. F.Y Eye has graciously donated more than $30,000 in media support to highlight one of the social impact messages produced through CAW’s Remote Digital Public Art Program. Congratulations to the winner, Abigaile Jeudy!

Thanks to the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development for its inspiration and enthusiastic support of Summer Youth Employment.

Half of the Youth Apprentices in this program came from A. Philip Randolph Campus High School. We wish to thank Principal David Fanning for embracing not only our longstanding partnership but specifically the value of our workforce apprenticeships. Thanks also to the APRCHS Assistant Principal Daniel Colanco, and Advisors Ms. Griffith and Ms. Salas.

We are grateful to our visiting guest commentators who gave so generously of their time and experience by providing feedback to our Youth Apprentices: Elena Gil-Chang, formerly of Lippincott and now of Plaid; Will Dennis formerly of DC/Vertigo Comics; Rana Sidahmed of Avery Dennison, and Nina Robbins of F.Y. Eye.