Between the Covers: Just Us Books Tribute

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Celebrating Just Us Books Publishing Company Wade & Cheryl Hudson Between the Covers: Literature with a cultural flavor! National Black Child Development Institute Conference October 10, 2011 ~ Nashville, Tennessee Jonella A. Mongo, Ph.D., Ashelin Currie, Vivian Johnson, Ph.D. & Toni Walters, Ph.D.

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Celebrating

Just Us Books Publishing Company

Wade & Cheryl Hudson

Between the Covers: Literature with a cultural flavor! National Black Child Development Institute Conference

October 10, 2011 ~ Nashville, Tennessee

Jonella A. Mongo, Ph.D., Ashelin Currie, Vivian Johnson, Ph.D. & Toni Walters, Ph.D.

Black Authors

Black Publishers

Black Children Reading

C h e r y l a n d Wa d e H u d s o n s t a r t e d J u s t U s B o o k s i n 1 9 8 8 , r e c o g n i z i n g t h e n e e d f o r B l a c k - i n t e r e s t b o o k s f o r c h i l d r e n o u t s i d e o f B l a c k H i s t o r y m o n t h a n d i n d e e d c h a n g e d t h e p a r a d i g m .

Wade & Cheryl Hudson

The Authors

Wade Hudson

The Author

Wade Hudson, The Author

Wa d e H u d s o n ' s s o u g h t t o c r e a t e p o s i t i v e i m a g e s i n t h e B l a c k c o m m u n i t y t h r o u g h c h i l d r e n ' s b o o k s .

Wade Hudson, The Author

Wa d e H u d s o n h a s w r i t t e n n e a r l y 2 0 b o o k s . I n 2 0 0 3 , M r. H u d s o n w a s i n d u c t e d i n t o t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l L i t e r a r y H a l l o f F a m e f o r Wr i t e r s o f A f r i c a n D e s c e n t .

Cheryl Hudson

The Author

Cheryl Hudson, The Author

I n 2 0 0 3 , M s . H u d s o n w a s a l s o i n d u c t e d i n t o t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l L i t e r a r y H a l l o f F a m e f o r Wr i t e r s o f A f r i c a n D e s c e n t .

Cheryl Hudson, The Author

C h e r y l H u d s o n i s k n o w n f o r h e r e x c e l l e n t s p e e c h e s o n d i v e r s i t y i n l i t e r a c y a n d h a s s e r v e d a s a n p a r e n t i n g e x p e r t f o r C l u b M o m .

Wade & Cheryl Hudson

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