Jared Sams

Jared is a self-taught artist who creates impactful graphic novels and channels his hip-hop and punk music influences to help children develop unique skills, passions, and creative expressions. Jared advocates for the voiceless through his art and strives to infuse his work with lessons in developing empathy, compassion, and self-expression. His graphic novel Black and Blue explores the tension between two brothers as they struggle to find common ground in the face of growing tensions between the police and Black Lives Matter protestors in their community.