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@robtrujilloart
🌟 If u ever wonder why u don't see art, info, stuff from me its because theres millions trying to get your attn. If u want to guarantee that you'll hear from me x2 a month, my newsletter is the best way. Its here on each page of my site and I've been doing it for a decade. And its free LINK just fyi
Experiment: If u follow me here, like this post. Tryna see how many are actually still active on here since i took a 6 yr break.
Check out "Bunt" by Ngozi Ukazu & Mad Rupert. Incredible storytelling. Hands down one of my fav GN's of the year. The content is for ages 12 and up
Collage of hand painted portraits of kids and families
Working.
Each month I ship out little bits of my art via art prints, books of art or story, bookmarks, stickers, etc. I don't take it for granted and I'm thankful.
You can see the latest from my shop here
Today in Hip Hop History:
Boogie Down Productions released their fourth album Edutainment July 17, 1990
Today in Hip Hop History:
Main Source released their debut album Breaking Atoms July 23, 1991
A little play in between projects from earlier this year. I got more, but I'm thinking of doing a new Art of Rob Sketchbook so I'm saving these.
More sketchbook pages
Sketchbook tour 5
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Read Parenti's book on the media called "Inventing Reality"
Inspiration board 48- this stuff keeps me going
Book: Armaveni is a graphic novel about Armenian genocide, history, etc by Nadine Takvorian
Music: This jazz drummer rocks w/ a solid hip hop foundation. Listen to Makaya McCraven
Book: This graphic novel tackles Chicago student resistance to book bans-Wake Now in The Fire
Culture: This is a plaque from a well known Lowrider club in LA called “the Individuals”
Distribution: A hip hop record store turned distributor. I wish there was a book distributor 4 kid lit like Fat Beats
Podcast: Shawn from the R&B group Boys 2 Men has a dope podcast called On That Note
Journalism: Newish but packing a punch abt unions, labor, economy, politics, etc is More Perfect Union
Film: This is a great documentary about independent hip hop venues and scenes in 90s LA called Where We’re From
Film: This is an older documentary about an attempted coup in Venezuela of then president Hugo Chavez
Art: This artist has been consistently putting out radical and progressive work, check out Courtney Ahn
Music: She has dropped her first LP in a decade, take a listen to this LP by Phill’s own Jill Scott
Social Media: This Dad & educator is consistently sharing great info/views Fernando Deveras
Music: This song had med dancing and singing along by Donaeo feat Omar, Lemar, & The House Gospel Choir
Event: I attended this Bay Area event last year and really appreciated it. San Jose Day
Music: This Nigerian UK singer songwriter is fantastic. listen to Ego Ella May
Community: I have been inspired by more Black folks getting into the Tiny House world
Did you miss the previous inspiration board? Here it is, plus a few more
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What’s this? This inspiration board is one of the ways I stay inspired and sane through all of life’s trials, and tribulations, work, etc. I’ve been making inspiration boards full of films, books, music, events, people, artists, movements, and more for over a decade. Do you have an inspiration board? Please share in the comments. Who am I? My name is Rob Liu-Trujillo and I’m an artist working in kid lit, public art, and other disciplines. Go to my website, or follow me on IG or YouTube. You can also cop my first art book here.
✨10 yrs ago, in the face of the 2016 election and growing book bans, we launched a gathering run by and for children’s bk creators telling stories that mainstream publishers too often leave out. Our mission: Promote social justice through the power of children’s books.
✨What started as a 1-time event has grown to an annual gathering drawing over 600 people and 60+ creators and organizations. We’ve also launched the Social Justice Children’s Book Award, and we co-curate YouthLit programming with the @baybookfest . Last year, with @theconsciouskid and the Juvenile Justice Literacy Project, we put 4,000 books into the hands of kids in Bay Area schools, through the San Quentin literacy project and tribal libraries.
✨None of this happens without YOU. Volunteers, families, educators, and our partners make this work possible. And we are so grateful for this community.
✨Today, book bans are happening at the federal level, ICE raids are tearing families apart, and major publishers are pulling back even more from these kinds of stories. Yet our movement is growing, because people understand the importance of independent, community-rooted spaces.
✨For our 10th year we’re taking things to another level: more creators, more activities, and more kids and families. We are now working year round, growing our partnerships, programming, and launching a mentorship program for the next generation of storytellers.
✨To help make this happen, Viva’s Voice! author Raquel Donoso is matching up to $5,000 in donations over the next 30 days. Please join us:
⭐️Donate today HERE -Share with 5 people. -Share our campaign on IG or Facebook.
✨Thx for believing in this work with us for 10 years. Here’s to ten more! In solidarity,
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📍 A Is for Afrofuturism is happening Saturday, July 18th at West Oakland Public Library.
@isisasare and author @angeladalton_author talk Afrofuturism. Free event, made possible through a microgrant from the @oaklitcoalition.
🗓 Saturday, July 18 ⏰ 3:30 to 4:45 PM PDT 📍 West Oakland Public Library 🎟 Free
👉🏾 More info at sistahscifi.com/pages/events
Art for Rethinking Schools Magazine - Robert Liu-Trujillo
This art is for Gilbert Juan Armenta’s piece about how school systems continuously target Black children by overly discipling them, singling them out, punishing them, and trying to track them into special education. I know this experience intimately after being suspended from my school for “talking” as a 3rd grader!!!!
Rethinking Schools is a nonprofit publisher and advocacy organization dedicated to sustaining and strengthening public education through social justice teaching and education activism. Our magazine, books, and other resources promote equity and racial justice in the classroom. We encourage grassroots efforts in our schools and communities to enhance the learning and well-being of our children and to build a broad democratic movement for social and environmental justice.
Our Zinn Education Project — coordinated with Teaching for Change — has more than 100,000 educators who have registered to access our “people’s history” materials.
Art for 826 Valencia National- Poetry anthology by De Marillac Academy
