Wade Hudson
Author of Great Black Heroes: Five Brave Explorers
About the Author
Image credit: The HistoryMakers
Works by Wade Hudson
Book of Black Heroes: Scientists, Healers, and Inventors (Book of Black Heroes) (2004) 35 copies, 2 reviews
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1946-10-23
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Mansfield, Louisiana, USA
- Places of residence
- Mansfield, Louisiana, USA
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
East Orange, New Jersey, USA - Education
- Southern University
- Occupations
- president, publishing house
marketing consultant
writer
playwright
newspaper reporter
public relations specialist (show all 7)
civil rights activist - Relationships
- Hudson, Cheryl Willis (wife)
- Organizations
- Just Us Books
Sankofa Books
Marimba Books
PEN America
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
Authors Guild - Awards and honors
- Stephen Crane Award
Carle Honors (2022)
Members
Reviews
This collection of essays and other writings will really make you think.
Book Review from Goodreads:
Fifty of the foremost diverse children's authors and illustrators--including Jason Reynolds, Jacqueline Woodson, and Kwame Alexander--share answers to the question, "In this divisive world, what shall we tell our children?" in this beautiful, full-color keepsake collection, published in partnership with Just Us Books.
What do we tell our children when the world seems bleak, and prejudice and racism run rampant? With 96 lavishly designed pages of original art and prose, fifty diverse creators lend voice to young activists.
Featuring poems, letters, personal essays, art, and other works from such industry leaders as Jacqueline Woodson (Brown Girl Dreaming), Jason Reynolds (All American Boys), Kwame Alexander (The Crossover), Andrea Pippins (I Love My Hair), Sharon Draper (Out of My Mind), Rita Williams-Garcia (One Crazy Summer), Ellen Oh (cofounder of We Need Diverse Books), and artists Ekua Holmes, Rafael Lopez, James Ransome, Javaka Steptoe, and more, this anthology empowers the nation's youth to listen, learn, and build a better tomorrow.… (more)
Fifty of the foremost diverse children's authors and illustrators--including Jason Reynolds, Jacqueline Woodson, and Kwame Alexander--share answers to the question, "In this divisive world, what shall we tell our children?" in this beautiful, full-color keepsake collection, published in partnership with Just Us Books.
What do we tell our children when the world seems bleak, and prejudice and racism run rampant? With 96 lavishly designed pages of original art and prose, fifty diverse creators lend voice to young activists.
Featuring poems, letters, personal essays, art, and other works from such industry leaders as Jacqueline Woodson (Brown Girl Dreaming), Jason Reynolds (All American Boys), Kwame Alexander (The Crossover), Andrea Pippins (I Love My Hair), Sharon Draper (Out of My Mind), Rita Williams-Garcia (One Crazy Summer), Ellen Oh (cofounder of We Need Diverse Books), and artists Ekua Holmes, Rafael Lopez, James Ransome, Javaka Steptoe, and more, this anthology empowers the nation's youth to listen, learn, and build a better tomorrow.… (more)
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- Works
- 45
- Members
- 4,129
- Popularity
- #6,097
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 56
- ISBNs
- 118
- Languages
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racism and cultural identity. The emotionally engaging content uses a variety of formats to illuminate antiracist
advocacy.