Thank you @brotherjones_ for your statement in Tennessee today. While Black political power is (il)legally stripped away in TN, the cheerleaders of segregation, racism, and enslavement pat themselves on the back… Unacceptable. #ThatFlag has no place here.

💡🍎Some of the best teachers I had in high school (and professors at Hampton University) were the ones who helped me to 𝑢𝑛𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛 certain things in life. It’s why I wrote and painted 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒆. Happy Teacher Appreciation Week !! 🎓✏️👏🏾 #ThingsIKnewToBeTrue #TeacherAppreciationWeek

yet another day of the Supreme Court right-wing majority dragging us back to the 1960’s 🙄 Equality is not a difficult concept. #VotingRights #Dissent

“AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE…. We need a 𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒓 𝑺𝒂𝒇𝒆ᵀᴹ 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎 to protect us, when Secret Service just can’t cut it… I didn’t want to have to bring this up… I’m so glad I just happened to attend my first ever WHC Dinner last night so I could witness just how much we need this Ballroom.” DJT 🍊🤡

Beautiful rendering of a celebratory moment! 🙂

𝑻𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒐𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌! 🚀🌖🪂✨ Welcome Home Artemis II and congratulations on your historic journey. You gave us a little bit of hope again :) @astro_reid @astrovicglover @astro_christina @astrojeremy #NASA #ArtemisII

I’m taking my birthday weekend to highlight some of the humanitarian and scientific programs that are being cut in order to fund trump’s $1.5 TRILLION for War/Military budget. Imagine a world where all of these initiatives are prioritized and funded. 🌱🗣️☀️🚀✨ #PeaceFunds

Come see me at LA Times Festival of Books!! 📚🗣️🚀✨ Sat. April 18th, 12:35pm on the Children’s Stage! I’ll be showcasing and doing a live digital painting demo, covering my art journey and my books 𝐀 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝐈𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒆 and 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒆, w/ a book signing to follow. #latimesfob #bookfest

I know it’s April 1st but this is no joke: 𝘼 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙡𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! 🧑🏾‍🚀🚀🌚✨ And his name is Victor Glover. NASA’s Artemis II will begin their lunar orbit journey this afternoon. Thank you for your attention to this historic matter. #Moonshot #VictorGlover

Yes to Dolores Huerta. Yes to C̷e̷s̷a̷r̷ ̷C̷h̷a̷v̷e̷z̷ Dolores Huerta Ave. Yes to believing women the first time. Yes to Farmworkers’ dignity and respect. Yes to C̷e̷s̷a̷r̷ ̷C̷h̷a̷v̷e̷z̷ Farmworkers’ Day on March 31st. ¡𝚂𝖎́ 𝑆𝕖 𝗣𝘶𝗲𝒅𝕖! #DoloresHuerta #Sí #SundaySketch

@4nikkolas.bsky.social coming through with the banger.

The story behind my Legacy Tower in Downtown Disney is full of pride and mid-century Black brilliance, and I’m so grateful The LA Times for taking the time to highlight the weight and meaning in my Artivism and architecture. full article! >> www.latimes.com/travel/story... #Legacy ✨

hey that’s me! 🙂🙏🏾 check out my Legacy Tower at Downtown Disney

Brilliant. Crucial. Brave. ICYMI

What is existence without woman? What has woman not done for us? Who do we run to for answers… Right now. If not Woman? 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏’𝒔 𝑫𝒂𝒚 🌼✨ 𝐺𝑎𝑖𝑎 2.0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑤𝑤.𝑁𝑖𝑘𝑘𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑠.𝐴𝑟𝑡 #Gaia #WomensDay #IWD #InternationalWomensDay

feels like a good weekend to shoutout this queen of ballet…. 🩰 ✨ American Ballet Theatre legend, Misty Copeland.

“𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑔𝑜𝑡 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 ________ 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑛’𝑡 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ________” 😒 ɹooԀ 'sɹɐʍ :ʎǝʞ ɹǝʍsu∀

BHM Art Giveaway! 🎨🗣️👊🏾✨ Happy Black History Month yall! Comment “YES PLEASE!” below and you may receive a print or poster in the mail very soon 🤓🎨 More pieces available at www.NIKKOLAS.art! #BHM #Nikkolas #Art #BlackHistoryMonth

#JesseJackson was a giant. I knew I had to include him in this A Change is Gonna Come scene, along with James Baldwin, the Black Panthers, and others. Rev. Jackson dedicated his life to organizing for all of us, that we could one day see the People United… to Save Humanity. #iAmSomebody #PUSH

a brief history of those who have won* the Presidency of the United States of America 🫩😓 I will be taking no further questions at this time ✨

𝓡𝓞𝓢𝓐 💐 Strategic Civil Rights activist & NAACP Secretary. Social Justice case investigator. Community organizer & Montgomery Bus Boycotter, preceded by Claudette Colvin, Viola White, and others. 4 BHM Sundays = 4 Canvases 🌍🙏🏾🎨✨ (30”x40” acrylic on canvas) www.NIKKOLAS.Art #Art #BHM #BHM100

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 created a 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 portrait of me at my Legacy Tower! 🤯🥲🙏🏾✨ There’s even a permanent plaque that explains my tower design, a commemoration of the legendary Black architects of the mid 20th century. ♥️🖤💚 Disney BHM is a 10/10 no notes 👊🏾✨ #CelebrateSoulfully #Disneyland #Legacy

Keira and Bianca are best friends at school. Outside of school, they are not allowed to play together. That Flag is written by the gorgeous @tamekafryerbrown.bsky.social and illustrated by the artivist @4nikkolas.bsky.social #BlackAuthorsMatter #BlackIllustratorsMatter #Healing #BlackHistory #BHM

𝓑𝓮𝓷𝓲𝓽𝓸 𝓑𝓸𝔀𝓵 🤯 ♪♫ 🩵❤️ I’m booking a flight back to Puerto Rico asap because wowww… #BadBunny #superbowl

𝓒𝓞𝓡𝓔𝓣𝓣𝓐: 𝑩𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 🕊️✨ Activist icon and defender of human rights Carrier of grace, love, and poise under pressure Founder of the King Center Champion of the Beloved Community Coretta Scott King is first in my annual BHM canvas series 🎨✊🏾🗣️✨ 4 Sundays in February = 4 Canvas speed paintings…

𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝙵𝚞𝚐𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚊 𝚟𝚒𝚘𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚛 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚑𝚒𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚕𝚎𝚗 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚊𝚝 𝟷𝟼00 𝙿𝚎𝚗𝚗𝚜𝚢𝚕𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚊 𝚊𝚟𝚎. 𝟻’𝟷𝟷” 𝟹𝟾0 𝚕𝚋, 𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎 𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚔𝚒𝚗, 𝚞𝚗𝚞𝚜𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚜, 𝚘𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚜𝚖𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚜. 𝙻𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚒𝚖𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚢𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚝 𝚊 𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎. WHAT ARE WE DOING?????

We are so thrilled for @4nikkolas.bsky.social! THE HISTORY OF WE by Nikkolas Smith has been named a Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor!

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒆 just received a SIBERT Honor! 🙏🏾🌍📚 𝑾𝒆 contains documented proof that every human being on Earth can be traced back to Middle Paleolithic Era Africa. It’s a reminder that 𝑾𝒆 are ALL family with shared ancestral roots if you go far back enough.

Alex Pretti was a 37 year old ICU Nurse. Alex was just murdered for filming ICE and protecting his neighbors. And because he had a legal firearm securely tucked away while shielding them from pepper spray, 2A supporters will say he deserved to die. He did not. Abolish. ICE. #AlexPretti

Kidnapped in Minneapolis. Used as bait. 5 yr. old #LiamRamos has reportedly been taken to TX detention facility by terrorist group I C E. I should be drawing my own 5 year old, just for fun… not someone else’s that this administration is using as a pawn in their game of cosplay-confederacy

just told my Mom Happy Birthday 🥳 And that her Baby boy is officially the Concept Artist of an Academy Award-BEST PICTURE-nominated film =) Here’s a couple of my earliest and most important concept paintings for SINNERS. Team Coogler for life!

The kids of NYC are so lucky 🙂📚🚌🏙️♪ ♫ Ms Rachel & Mayor Z for story time!! …to go along with a city leader who cares about rent stability, functioning public transportation, and universal childcare… The people* of NYC are so lucky 😭🍎🗽 Genuinely happy for yall…

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US. 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕. 𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

For Day 7 of my PB reading challenge I travelled back in time thanks to THE HISTORY OF WE by @4nikkolas.bsky.social! This lyrical PB takes us back to the origins of humanity in Africa & celebrates the brilliance of our shared ancestors. The artwork is absolutely breathtaking! #StoryStudy #KidLit

🎙 Au sommaire du Cochaux show aussi: ✍️ Catherine Dubois s’est intéressée à l’album L’Artiviste Nikkolas Smith publié aux Éditions Scholastic. ⚰️ Venise Landry commente le recueil de nouvelles Aux absents les os de Diane Gravel par Éditions Sémaphore.

A behind-the-scenes glimpse at humanity's very beginnings in a picture book form! I talk with Nikkolas Smith about the incredible The History of We.

Renee Nicole Good, 37, US citizen, was murdered by a Domestic terrorist today. The terrorist group goes by “ICE”. Kristi Noem and her fascist army must be held accountable. #JusticeForReneeNicoleGood #Minneapolis

Can anybody explain why we’re at war with Venezuela right now? 🤔🧐 Actually, I’d like to solve the puzzle… 𝐖𝚎𝓁𝒸𝐨𝒎𝕖 𝒕𝗼 𝟸0𝟸𝟼 🫣 We’re off to a… start…. nowhere to go but up… ˥IO :ɹǝʍsu∀ #StopWars #Venezuela

Family… this is my last, and final Sunday Sketch…… …of the year… …so let’s start a list of things that need to be Redacted in 2026… I’ll go first… see yall next week ;) 🚀✨ 𝑳𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒔 🎨✨ #KennedyCenterHonors #CleanSlate #FreshStart

🎁Soo what do yall want for Christmas? 👀 I want all the criminals in the White House brought to justice……..for example, 𝑻his newly 𝑹eleased 𝑼nredacted 𝑴ix of e𝑷s̷t█ files…. Let me know yours in the comments, 𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓅𝓎 𝒽ℴ𝓁𝒾𝒹𝒶𝓎𝓈🎄✨

████ ██ #𝚁𝙴𝙳𝙰𝙲𝚃𝙴𝙳 ██ ██ 𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙲𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚑𝚞𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜 █████ ██ 𝚒𝚝 ███𝚒𝚜 ██ █ ██𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏-𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝 ███ ██𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 ██ 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛 ██████ ██𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 ███████ ██ ███████ ██𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝚒𝚝. ███ ██𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚝𝚞𝚝𝚎 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝙶𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 🇺🇸 ᵀʰᵉ ᵁⁿᶦᵗᵉᵈ ˢᵗᵃᵗᵉˢ ᴰᵉᶜˡᵃʳᵃᵗᶦᵒⁿ ᵒᶠ ᴵⁿᵈᵉᵖᵉⁿᵈᵉⁿᶜᵉ, ᴶᵘˡʸ ⁴ ¹⁷⁷⁶ #SelfEvident #SundaySketch

My 5 yr old: “What happens if we go below this galaxy?” Me: “We’ll probably find another galaxy.” My 5 yr old: “What happens if we go above this galaxy?” Me: “We’ll probably find another galaxy.” My 5 yr old: “I think we’re in a book……” Me:

An annual reminder that more guns and more bombs were never the solution… It was always 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆.

THE HISTORY OF WE by @4nikkolas.bsky.social (Kokila/ @penguinkids.bsky.social @penguinschoollib.bsky.social ) is on our #Fanfare25 list. Congratulations! #BestBooks #KidLit #HBMag #HornBookMagazine #HBFanfare25 #Nonfiction #HBFanfare sbee.link/ntvkpf96wa

🥲I just wanted to make a book about the origins of humanity… Beyond grateful that 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒆 has resonated with so many 🙏🏾Thank you Thank you to all who have come along on this Middle Paleolithic Era journey… 🚀Best Books of 2025! 📚🌍✨ #EducationalJustice #KidLit #BestBooks2025

Meet Baby Wambli of the Bear Clan, of the Ho-Chunk Tribe 🪶✨ His moment during the Thanksgiving day parade was so powerful.

🙏🏾📚thank you Horn Book! #CallingCaldecott 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒆 🌍✨