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What a great Sunday. Listening to artist talks with and . And attending a friends screening . 📷 by

Daddy Daughter weekend!!!

BIGGIE LEGENDS OF HIP HOP BOOK NOW AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER!!!!!! It’s that time again! We are offering Barnes & Noble Premium & Rewards Members 25% off all pre-orders from April 17 through 19, including audiobooks and eBooks! Premium Members (CHECKOUT CODE: PREORDER25 )get an additional 10% off their print book pre-orders.

MYFRANKLIN likes getting his hair braided while listening to 21 Savage. ✌🏾☝🏾

LEGENDS OF HIP HOP book 3 cover release dropped from . This book highlights Biggie Smalls and educates children about opposites.
Written by Pen Ken and illustrated by Saxton Moore
Book release 👉🏾 JUNE 18th 2024👈🏾

Another one-new book, LEGENDS OF HIP HOP (Queen Latifah)!!! Written by the talented music producer Pen Ken. Published by just in time to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of hip hop.
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In this book, children will meet the Queen of hip hop and learn their ABC’s!
Release: 9/19/23
Ages: 0 to 4; Grades: Preschool and Up.

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Super Excited to announce my new book, LEGENDS OF HIP HOP (2PAC)!!! Written by the talented music producer Pen Ken. Published by just in time to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of hip hop.
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In this book, children will meet 2Pac and count to 12!
Release: 9/19/23
Ages: 0 to 4; Grades: Preschool and Up.

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So proud of this win for the team here . This was the 1st project I directed upon joining the company in collaboration with . Such a meaningful message for kids and families across the globe about racism and explaining the pandemic. So glad aired this special and Sesame looped us in to be a part of it. Thank you to all of the amazing artists and animators who put their magic in it.

I really enjoyed this years Summit with our team. I had the wonderful opportunity to judge the Kidscreen awards as well as being interviewed for the February issue of Kidscreen magazine.

We are incredibly grateful for another nomination here
I’m also happy to have had the opportunity to direct these shorts for Disney Jr and
Not to mention these wonderful songs by and Black Thought.

Thank you for nominating us for our “Name Tag”episode of “Rise Up, Sing Out”.

Shout out to for writing this episode and the rest of the “Rise Up, Sing Out” production team! We are extremely excited! 👏🏾

It’s a brand new day! Start anew, breathe deeply and rub some sunshine on your face🌞😁

The “Rhymes Through Times” shorts I directed are nominated for an EMMY! Thanks to Lasette Canady and the whole team at NickJr/ Noggin.

It’s Nice out!

Atop the Moorish Castle In Sintra Portugal.

Artist and Director, but I’m also writer and Storyteller.

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Another “Rhymes through Times” release featuring Zooli as . I Had fun directing more of these shorts for & Nick Jr. Check out the 1st 3 shorts on YouTube! More on the way.

Same news different publication. I’ve always wanted to be highlighted in 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 hopefully the 1st of many times to come. Great things a brewing here . Stay tuned.

I got a promotion! Thanks for believing in me & Thanks for sharing the news.

David Steward II’s Lion Forge Animation studio, known for its Academy Award winning short Hair Love from director Matthew A. Cherry, has expanded its leadership team while continuing to scale production and development activity in its third year, promoting two-time Emmy-winning animation director Saxton Moore to Vice President of Production, and hiring Neely Shamam to serve as Vice President of Development.

Moore most recently served as Executive Creative Director at Lion Forge and brings more than 20 years of experience to his new role. He’s previously worked with such notable animation and entertainment companies as Netflix, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Sesame Street, FUSEtv and A+E. Shamam is an experienced creative executive who has spent more than 15 years developing, producing, and programming quality content for an array of platforms and networks, previously serving in creative leadership roles at Disney and Maker Studios, Zone TV and Ficto.

“Our incredible growth trajectory can be attributed, in large part, to the best-in-class team executing our distinct vision. Saxton is an instinctive leader with tremendous creative acumen and a powerful ability to deliver,” said Steward II. “Equally, Neely is an executive producer with a penchant for unique storytelling and a strategic eye for talent and material that translates to great TV series, movies, and digital properties.”

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Happy Birthday Wes Montgomery- The incredible Jazz Guitarist .

The animated series will be directed by Lion Forge Animation Executive Creative Director and two-time Emmy nominee Saxton Moore. David Steward II and Jimmy Thomas are executive producing for the studio.

Lion Forge Animation is a recognized leader in bringing authentic content focusing on underrepresented groups to worldwide audiences. The studio was behind the Academy Award-winning, culturally resonating short Hair Love, directed by Matthew A. Cherry. Lion Forge Animation is one of the only Black-owned animation studios in the world and is unmatched in size and scale. It is the only Black-owned animation studio with an Oscar. The studio is represented by Activist Artist Management.

Happy to be a part of developing this amazing project into an animated series.

'Marley and the Family Band' Heads to Series with Lion Forge, Tuff Gong & Polygram David Steward II’s Lion Forge Animation studio (Academy Award-winning Hair Love) has made a deal with the Tuff Gong Collective, a joint venture between Univer

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!! Let love have the last word, let’s let LOVE overrule. ❤️💖💗💞✨

Have you seen our new Disney Jr shorts yet? Sharing more art here. The positive response has been overwhelming. If you don’t have Disney plus yet, you can stream the music from the shorts anywhere (iTunes, Spotify, etc.) give it a listen with the fam. Chime in on the comments below and let me know what you thought.

With great pride I am happy to announce our latest works from in collaboration with . Rise Up Sing Out is now available to watch over . These 8 wonderful shorts educate kids and families about racism, micro-aggressions, inclusion and individuality. A great tool for families to engage with their children about racism. I am so thankful to helm the role as Supervising director and Creative director for this series. This team Disney assembled was outstanding and the proof can be seen in this beautiful body of work. So many to name but here are a few… 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

So much more to come from Stay tuned!!!

Hi 👋🏾 Everyone! Two new books I illustrated for .demaio just got released this week through . If you have a budding scientist or just geek out over little known facts, these books are for you. Now available at Amazon and Target. Get them both and fill your 🧠 with twice the knowledge!

Last night I met former Disney CEO Bob Iger at the . Great to hear his experience running Disney. Thanks & for the invite 🙏🏾

Happy MLK Day!

Hop on over to watch Lupita Nyongo’s on YouTube. We got to produce season 2 which kicks off with a Holiday special. Happy we have a chance to be a part of this fun series. With its African roots, we continue to entertain and inspire children with culture and diversity.