(CNN)The recent attacks on Asian Americans are the latest reminder that prejudice and bigotry remain a serious problem in the United States.
But during the past year, many people have also decided to abandon symbols of hate by reaching out to two tattoo artists in Kentucky.
Last June, CNN reported that Ryun King and Jeremiah Swift were offering to cover up hate or gang-related tattoos for free. At the time, their newly-launched effort at the Gallery X Art Collective, a tattoo studio in Murray, had received about 30 requests.
Today, King estimates they've received several hundred inquiries from far beyond Kentucky.
"It's every part of the country that's contacted me -- from New York to California. Literally. And people internationally," King said. "Ireland, Canada, Korea. ... I even had a girl call me from South Africa."
Their 'Cover the Hate' campaign was inspired by the racial justice protests that swept the globe last May after the killing of George Floyd.