Award-winning author Fredrick L. McKissack, who with his wife and partner Patricia created more than 100 books profiling African-American heroes and illuminating aspects of the African-American experience, died of heart failure on Sunday, April 28. He was 73. McKissack was born and grew up in Nashville, Tenn., where he earned a B.S. from Tennessee Agricultural…
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Just Us Books celebrates the diversity of Black history, culture and experiences
If you’re familiar with Black children’s book publishing, then you might know why Just Us Books was founded. Parents Wade and Cheryl Hudson were tired of searching for books that featured little brown boys and girls, and coming up with the same handful of titles. So they combined their experience in writing, marketing and art…
Young People's Pavilion 