Nikole Hannah-Jones es una periodista ganadora del Premio Pulitzer que escribe sobre las injusticias raciales para el New York Times Magazine y es la creadora del emblemático El Proyecto 1619. En el 2017, ella recibió una beca universitaria del MacArthur Foundation. Ella también ha ganado el premio Peabody, dos premios George Polk, tres premios del National Magazine, y el Premio distinguido de periodismo John Chancellor de la Universidad de Columbia en 2018. En el 2016, Nikole cofundó la Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting (la Sociedad Ida Wells para Reportaje Investigativo).
Renée Watson es una autora bestseller del New York Times. Su novela juvenil Piecing Me Together recibió un Premio de Honor Newbery y un Premio Coretta Scott King. Sus libros para niños incluyen Harlem’s Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills y Ways to Make Sunshine. Renée está en el consejo de escritores del National Writing Project (Proyecto Nacional de Escritura) y es una miembro del consejo asesor educativo del Academy of American Poets (la Academia Estadounidense de Poetas). Para más información, visite reneewatson.net.
Nikkolas Smith es un artivista, un autor de libros para niños, y un ilustrador para películas de Hollywood. El es el autor-ilustrador de The Golden Girls of Rio, My Hair is Poofy & That’s Okay y World Cup Women. Muchos de sus bocetos virales han sido compartidos por todo el mundo y han sido incluidos en Sunday Sketch: The Art of Nikkolas. Nikkolas habla sobre el artivismo por todo el mundo, facilitando talleres de pintura digital, personaje y diseño de carteles de película. Para más información, visite NIKKOLAS.art.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter covering racial injustice for The New York Times Magazine and creator of the landmark 1619 Project. In 2017, she received a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, known as the Genius Grant, for her work on educational inequality. She has also won a Peabody Award, two George Polk Awards, three National Magazine Awards, and the 2018 John Chancellor distinguished journalism award from Columbia University. In 2016, Nikole co-founded the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, a training and mentorship organization geared towards increasing the numbers of investigative reporters of color.
Renée Watson is a New York Times bestselling author. Her young adult novel, Piecing Me Together (Bloomsbury, 2017) received a Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award. Her books for young readers include Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills, which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award, and Ways to Make Sunshine, which received the SCBWI Golden Kite Award. She has given readings and lectures at many renown places including the United Nations, the Library of Congress, and the U.S. Embassy in Japan and New Zealand. Renée is on the Council of Writers for the National Writing Project and is a member of the Academy of American Poets’ Education Advisory Council. Renée grew up in Portland, Oregon, and splits her time between Portland and New York City. To learn more about Renée’s work, visit her at www.reneewatson.net
Nikkolas Smith is a Houston, Texas-born Artivist, picture book author, and Hollywood film illustrator. He is the author/illustrator of The Golden Girls of Rio, nominated for an NAACP Image Award, My Hair Is Poofy And That’s Okay, and World Cup Women. As a Black illustrator, Nikkolas is focused on creating captivating art that can spark important conversations around social justice in today’s world and inspire meaningful change. Many of his viral, globally shared and published sketches are included in his book Sunday Sketch: The Art of Nikkolas. Nikkolas also speaks on his Artivism at conferences, workplaces, and schools around the world, and leads workshops in digital painting, character, and movie poster design. He lives in Los Angeles, California. Learn more here: www.NIKKOLAS.art