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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 14h

yes :) we created a picture book together a couple years ago

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SilverMoon FAFO 💙🦋💙 @silvermoonfafo.bsky.social · 3d

The Antiphibian of Portland is gearing up to be an iconic symbol of resistance

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🎃Stoked2BHere👻🐾 ⚡️ 💚 UO DUCKS 💛⚡️ ⚠️🚫👑☢️ 👉🏼 ✊🏼💙🌊🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 @shellys1.bsky.social · 1d

Stunning and epic art work by the amazing and talented #artivist @4nikkolas.bsky.social
#Portland #Portland2025 #Frog #Hero #StandforJustice #StandAgainst 🐸✊🏼✊🏿✊✊🏾✊🏻✊🏽

(This piece literally choked me up… tears of all kinds of emotion)

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 1d

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.

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Nicolette Jones @nicolettejones.bsky.social · 13d

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by ‘artivist’ Nikkolas Smith from The History of We, his picturebook about the origins of humanity and our creativity. Sumptuous image of a crowd of gentle faces made with lavish paint on canvas. Rock the Boat 25 September. @4nikkolas.bsky.social @rocktheboat5.bsky.social

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · Aug 3

(Side note, 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰̧𝗼𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀 turned 80 this year, an icon of an American singer, actor, writer and teacher)
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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · Aug 3

PBS gave us Mister Rogers and Officer Clemmons in the 1960’s.
PBS showed the world what love & equality looks like, during a time when people were actually dumping acid into pools where Black kids were swimming...

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · Jul 27

PS: 500 tons of taxpayer-funded emergency aid biscuits (which could’ve fed 30,000 children) were just destroyed, because they recently “expired”, even though they’ve been sitting in a warehouse 3 hours from Palestine for months.

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · Jul 27

434,000 murdered and countless more under threat of death due to Netanyahu’s deliberate and insidious food/water/medicine blockade.

Call it what it is. Do not look away.
#FeedTheChildrenOfGaza
#FeedGaza

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · Jul 27

What would you do if this was your child? The inhumanity and cruelty we’re seeing in Gaza is beyond unacceptable, and history will rightfully denounce the warmongers responsible for these atrocities.

Enough with the headlines replacing “mass starvation & genocide” with “famine & conflict”.

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KidLit TV @kidlittv.bsky.social · Jul 1

Whether you want to learn about famous activists, understand your rights, or learn how to join #peacefulprotests— check out these 📚 about #activism.
www.kidlit.tv/2025/06/new-...
@harperkids.bsky.social @coilyandcute.bsky.social @staceyabrams.com @quartokids.bsky.social @4nikkolas.bsky.social

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · Jun 22

Ps: that’s on him and Benjamin… please leave us out of it, thanks…

Pps: I realize that the U in USA stands for united, but let me tell you something…

Ppps: My name is Bennett… 👀

#DearIran
#StopWars

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · Jun 20

🙏🏾📚🗣️✨looking forward to it! Thank you all

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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom @oif.bsky.social · Jun 20

Don’t miss the Intellectual Freedom Awards at ALA Annual w/ @ftrf.bsky.social @ifrt-ala.bsky.social @ischoolui.bsky.social! 6/27, 7:30pm, Philly Marriott Salon E. #ALAAC25 attendees welcome. Keynote by NYT Bestseller @4nikkolas.bsky.social! bit.ly/IFawards2025

Intellectual Freedom Awards at ALA Annual Conference 2025. Celebrating Intellectual Freedom Heroes: Skip Dye, Owen Wolfe, Illinois Library Association, Nate Coulter, Shannon M. Oltmann. Keynote NIKKOLAS SMITH (The History of We, The Artivist, The 1619 Project: Born on the Water). Presented by Freedom to Read Foundation, University of Illinois School of Information Science, Intellectual Freedom Round Table. June 27, 7:30 pm, Philadelphia Marriott, Salon E. bit.ly/IFawards2025

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Judy Bradbury #KidlitAuthor @judybradbury.bsky.social · Jun 16

THE HISTORY OF WE by @4nikkolas.bsky.social is a recommended read aloud for Grades 2-5 offering inspiring art and an uplifting, validating message about shared pasts and humanity’s connections. #EduSky 🍎 #Kidlit 📚👍 #Libsky

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · Jun 19

🙏🏾🌍📚thank you so much

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · Jun 19

𝐉𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐞. 𝐉𝐨𝐲. 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦. 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐁𝐚𝐦.
𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧. 𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐡𝐬. 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐚.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥. 𝐑𝐡𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐦. 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐬. 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐨𝐮𝐭.
𝟑𝟔𝟓. #𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤

#HappyJuneteenth to all who celebrate✊🏾✨

#Juneteenth

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · Jun 14

I’m always down for a good anti-trump protest 🗣️✨ No Fascists. No Nazis. No ICE. No Racists.
No Dictators.

No Kings.

#NoKings #NoKingsDay

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · Jun 14

National Geographic !! 🙂🌍🙏🏾📚🎨
I’ve always said 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒆 is like a NatGeo documentary. A factual slice of our shared history. I’m glad NatGeo agrees!
Thank you all for helping me spread this book to every part of the world. It’s such a critical part of human history… the beginning! 🌍✨

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · Jun 12

NEW YORK CITY! Join Fred Joseph and me as we discuss our latest books! 📚🗣️✨
See you at Books Are Magic on June 18th!

RSVP>> www.eventbrite.com/e/frederick-...

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Sacbookhaus @sacbookhaus.bsky.social · Jun 6

This is a stunning picture book. @4nikkolas.bsky.social I got goosebumps reading it. Incredible piece of work. 📚💙

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · Jun 6

🙏🏾🙂🌍✨thank you so much, I appreciate that

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The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · May 29

THE HISTORY OF WE (Kokila/ @penguinkids.bsky.social‬) by @4nikkolas.bsky.social‬ will receive a starred review in the July/August 2025 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/july-a...

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · May 30

thank you for the love @thehornbook.bsky.social ! 🌍📚🚀✨

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · May 30

thank you for the love @thehornbook.bsky.social !🌍📚🚀✨
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒆

The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social · May 29

THE HISTORY OF WE (Kokila/ @penguinkids.bsky.social‬) by @4nikkolas.bsky.social‬ will receive a starred review in the July/August 2025 #HornBookMagazine. Congratulations! #HBMag #HBStars www.hbook.com/story/july-a...

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