Ashley Lukashevsky is an American

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, and

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. Her work mainly focuses on social movements and issues, including

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rights,

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, and immigrant rights. She has created work for the

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, and

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. Lukashevsky was born and grew up in

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. She graduated from the

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in 2015 with a major in international relations. She is the illustrator of the

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Antiracist Baby ''Antiracist Baby'' is a 2020 children's book written by Ibram X. Kendi and illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky. The book, inspired by the author's four-year-old daughter, was conceived as a tool for discussing racism with young children. The book ...

'', written by

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and published in 2020. The book was first on the

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for Children’s Picture Books in August 2020. In 2021, it was announced that

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would adapt the book into an

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series of musical shorts. She illustrated the ''Pocket Change Collective'' book series, which began publishing in June 2020. Lukashevsky is based in Los Angeles, California.

References

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