Esmailin Sanchez is covering up racist tattoos for free at his tattoo shop. He is photographed outside his shop in Old Bridge on Thursday, June 18, 2020.Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
A torn Confederate flag tattoo is turned into a woman’s face. Swastika ink is morphed into a galaxy with colorful nebulas. And the word “skinhead” is changed into a skull.
Each transformation is the work of New Jersey tattoo artist Esmailin Sanchez, who, out of his unassuming shop in a typical Route 34 strip mall, is covering up racist, hate-filled ink for free. The Newark resident has received about 10 requests since posting his offer on Instagram a week ago.
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