If 2014 harlem book fair panel on multicultural book publishing. My name is weighed hudson and i am president and ceo of just us books, independent Childrens Book co. My wife cheryl and i started in 1988. We established just us books to addressing the needs to reflect our societys diversity. I will moderate the discussion but before we starts i would like to pay a little homage to a great writer we lost last week. Walter myers, winner of many of the awards for children and young adult literature produced a body of work that included more than 100 books for children and young adults. He often wrote about younger africanamericans who battled troubles in the streets, in school and at home, giving them a voice. Also a leading advocate for diversity in childrens literature. We will all miss his outstanding and wonderful writer and human being. Those interested in recognizing walter by making a donation may do so by contributing 2 two of his favorite causes, the Children Defense Fund and a l
Mess and its not worth it. They think its a safety issue. Thank you. People all over the bay area were stocking up on sandbags today. This is san jose where people were loading up the back of their pickup trucks. They were filling up in fremont, as well. There are dozen of sandbag stations set up all over the bay area pretty much free to anybody who wants em. We have a team of reporters on storm preps. Ann notarangelo is in the east bay. But first, len ramirez in palo alto where they are sandbagging san fransesquito creek. Reporter they dont want a repeat of two years ago when san fransesquito creek flooded East Palo Alto so workers spent the day building up this wall of sandbags. Reporter on the banks of the san fransesquito creek a small army of the california conservation corps worked fast against the oncoming storm. They are building a wall of sandbags and it just may be the only thing standing between East Palo Alto and a flood. Now the creek itself is dry but its prone to flash f
This month. Three or four books that i think particularly good. I wish i could take credit. And the Brilliant Communications director came up with this. No one is going to be interested in what i am reading. Surprisingly has become quite a bit. They like it. Interestingly, the kind of like to know what your thinking about. It is kind of refreshing. It actually reads a little class action. Thank you. It was fun. What are you reading this summer . Tell us what is on your Summer Reading list. Postage your Facebook Page or send us a name of. Her. You can watch panels and multicultural Book Publishing, the black Arts Movement, and more first, founder Max Rodriguez kicks off the festival the talk of the state of africanamerican literature. There is always that conversation of home for us. And we have an answer from. The theme of this years book fair is global. As we all are. And the book fair from this point forward will reflect that. We started with an event yesterday that Columbia Universi
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