Nikkolas Smith – författare

'They say I'm an artist. They say I'm an activist.'When a young boy realises the scope of inequities in the wider world, he's seized with the urge to do more. He decides to bring together the different parts of himself - the artist and the activist - to become. . . an Artivist. After his mural goes viral, he sets out to change the world one painting at a time.With inspiring text and stunning illustrations by Nikkolas Smith, The Artivist is a call to action for young readers to point out injustice in their lives and try to heal the broken bones of the world through their art.

Fossil records show that the first humans were born in Africa. Meaning, every person on Earth can trace their ancestry back to that continent. The History of We celebrates our shared ancestors' ingenuity and achievements and imagines what these firsts would have looked and felt like.What was it like for the first person to paint, to make music, to dance, to discover medicine, to travel to unknown lands? It required courage, curiosity, and skill. The History of We takes what we know about modern human civilisation and, through magnificent paintings, creates a tale about our shared beginnings in a way that centres Black people in humankind's origin story.