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 ...

BELMONT, N.C. — Tattoo shops are still not allowed in downtown Belmont despite a big push by a local artist. Earlier this month, the owner of the Covenant Tattoo in Charlotte, Tucker Sward, asked the ...

Few cities, if any, have helped push tattoos into the American zeitgeist more than Miami. Between Rick Ross, Miami Ink, and Udonis Haslem’s Sunshine State-covered back, there’s no shortage of carved ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Bar owners and tattoo artists from around Texas are set to descend upon the Capitol Building for a rally Tuesday to push Gov. Greg Abbott to reopen the businesses during the COVID-19 ...

The sound of a tattoo needle buzzing is a common sound inside Tattooing by Mee. Ben Feld, better known as “Mee”, owns the shop on Columbia Avenue in Lancaster. He has had a tattoo needle in his hand ...

Oba Jackson isn't landing on national television next week. It's landing on him. Jackson was at his downtown Wilmington tattoo shop in February minding his own business when the show's casting agents ...

Albuquerque-based tattoo artist Chris Partain is marking 30 years as a tattoo artist. (Courtesy of Chris Partain) March 14, 1992. That was the first time Chris Partain picked up a tattoo kit and had ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Athens is home to a rich tattoo scene - from Pain and Wonder, established in 1995 ...

Kabul: Exposure to Western culture since 2001 has transformed Afghanistan's previously isolated society, and a love of tattoos has taken hold - despite inking parlours being illegal. Under the Taliban ...

Artist and Tattooist Amanda Wachob’s new project Skin Data at New York’s New Museum breaks the mold of your average tattoo parlor, combining performance, fine art, and body art. For the project, ...

NEW YORK — Although tattooing has been around for centuries, the practice was mainly underground before becoming recognized as legitimate art in modern history. Despite being a fairly mainstream ...