
ITooArtsCollective
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ITooArtsCollective
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I, Too Arts Collective is a nonprofit organization committed to nurturing voices from underrepresented communities in the creative arts located in Hughes House.














MAYA’S SONG. A new picture book biography told in verse about Maya Angelou. Coming Fall 2022. Collaborating with Bryan Collier is a dream come true!

Tonight at 7pm, we celebrate Rita Williams Garcia’s latest gift to us all: her forthcoming novel, A Sitting in St. James. we can’t imagine a better time for this historical fiction novel. Register here:crowdcast.io/e/rita-william…


We are now accepting submissions to the 2018 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize and the 2018 James Laughlin Award. Postmark deadline is on May 15. Learn more: poets.org/academy-americ…


Cover reveal!!! Nina: A Story of Nina Simone, written by Traci Todd and illustrated by me, tells the story of little Eunice, who grew up to become the fearless artist and activist Nina Simone. @penguinkids Available September 14th. Link in bio to preorder. bit.ly/NinaPictureBook



Now, the children's book. Writing it was a dream I didn't even know I had. Co-writing it with @reneewauthor was almost too much for my spirit to bear. This book gives Black American children an origin story for which they can be proud. @4NIKKOLAS illustrations are breathtaking.



