To request an author visit with Wade and/or Cheryl Hudson, please contact Patrick Oliver at SpeakLoudly: info@speakloudly.com or (501) 952-6169
UPCOMING
May 13, 2021
National Book Festival Young People’s Series
Wade & Cheryl, panelists
April 26-May 7
National Book Festival Young People’s Series
Cheryl Hudson, Wade Hudson, Renee Watson, Adam Gidwitz, panelists
April 13, 2021
Pace University (Distinguished Visiting Professorship)
MS Publishing Program
Wade & Cheryl Hudson, guest lecturers
April 10 - 11
Kweli Children of Color Conference
Social Justice Panel
Cheryl Willis Hudson, moderator
Register
April 8-10
Womanist Conference
Cheryl Willis Hudson, speaker
March 31, 12:30 pm Eastern
Highlights Foundation "Amplifying Black Stories"
Panel: A Historical Perspective, and Hope-filled Future of Black Stories and Storytellers Amplifying Black Stories
Wade & Cheryl Hudson, panelists
Register
Green Acres School author visit (private event)
North Bethesda, MD
Dec. 11
Wade and Cheryl Hudson, featured authors
Booklist webinar
Nov. 12, 2 pm
Cheryl Hudson, featured author
The Talk - a conversation with DC Public Library in partnership with Politics & Prose
Nov. 11, 4 pm Eastern
Wade and Cheryl Hudson, featured authors
Race and Empowerment in America virtual series
Nov. 10, 7 pm Eastern
Cranford Public Library
Wade and Cheryl Hudson, speakers
Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__OGNVa4eROeuUepZFM1XKw
Black Books Matter panel
LA Book Festival
October 25
Wade and Cheryl Hudson, featured authors
Register: https://www.thebookfest.com/
The People's Podcast hosted by A Different Booklist
October 16
Wade and Cheryl Hudson, guests
Replay: https://www.facebook.com/adifferentbooklistcc/videos/720546461873288/
Lifting Voices: Charting Your Own Course in Literature
Sponsored by Mackin Educational Resources
October 14, 2020
Wade Hudson, Cheryl Hudson, Renee Watson, Adam Gidwitz - panelists
Replay: https://vimeo.com/468545335/869e013ca5
Pace University
October 14, 2020
Wade and Cheryl Hudson - Distinguished Visiting Professorship
Ebony-TV "The State of Black Book Publishing"
October 8
Wade and Cheryl Hudson, panelists
Indies Unite: Back to School Anti-Racist Panel
October 3, 4pm
Featuring: Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson, Sharon Draper, Valerie Bolling, Andrea Loney, and Cicely Lewis
Replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mkmOXRa_IU
Reginald Lewis Museum
September 28
Wade and Cheryl Hudson - featured authors
Dalton School (private event)
September 16, 9 am
Wade and Cheryl Hudson -- author visit, The Talk
Readers Unite book discussion
August 20, 2020 - 5:30 pm Eastern
Cheryl Willis Hudson, featured author
Highlights Foundation "Getting to Know Your Character Workshop"
July - August 2020
Katura Hudson, guest editor
NCTE Leadership and Action Series
August 12, 2020, 8 pm Eastern
Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson, Torrey Maldonado and Sharon Dennis Wyeth join NCTE members for an action-focused conversation about The Talk
Open to NCTE members only
Let's Talk - a virtual conversation celebrating the release of The Talk, edited by Wade and Cheryl Hudson
August 11, 2020, 6 pm Eastern
Register: https://bit.ly/TheTalkLaunch
8th Annual African-American Children's Book Fair (virtual)
June 27, 2020, 11 am - 4 pm Eastern
Wade and Cheryl Hudson, featured authors
Hosted by the Reginald Lewis Museum
Schedule: https://lewismuseum.org/book-fair/
"How Diverse Stories Can Open Minds and Change the World"
June 24, 2020, 7 pm
Wade Hudson, moderator
Gaithersburg Book Festival (virtual)
Watch on YouTube
"Black Voices: Pushing for Change in Children's Book Publishing"
June 22, 2020, 1 pm Eastern
Wade and Cheryl Hudson, panelists
Authors Guild
"Say It Loud" Virtual Series
June 18, 2020, 3 pm Eastern
Wade Hudson, speaker
Watch: Say It Loud page on Facebook
"Coming of Age" panel
June 6, 2020
Wade and Cheryl Hudson, panelists
Bronx Book Festival: https://www.thebronxisreading.com/
KidLit Rally for Black Lives
June 4, 2020, 7 pm
Wade and Cheryl Hudson, speakers
Hosted by TheBrownBookshelf.com
Secure the Seat Writers Retreat
May 16, 2020
Katura Hudson - speaker
Kweli The Color of Children's Literature Conference
April 4, 2020
Wade and Cheryl Hudson - panelists
Visit kwelijournal.org to register
Highlights Foundation Diversity Fellowship Workshop
March 13 - 15, 2020
Katura Hudson, panelist
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Book signing for Brave. Black. First. 50+ African American Women Who Changed the World
February 22, 2020, 1 - 3 pm
Cheryl Willis Hudson, author and Erin K. Robinson, illustrator - autographing
We Write for You - A Black Children's Book Panel and Book Signing
Feb. 2, 2020 - 2 pm
Rogers Public Library, Rogers, AR
Wade Hudson - featured author
WomanMakers Initiative Luncheon
January 31, 2020
Cheryl Willis Hudson - participant
Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice
New York, NY
American Library Association Mid-Winter Conference
Jan. 24-27, 2020
Philadelphia, PA
Just Us Books is an exhibitor (Booth 1464)
National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Inauguration
Jan. 16, 2020 - 10:30 am
Library of Congress, Coolidge Auditorium
East Orange Library Book Presentation
Dec. 16, 2019, 1:30 pm
East Orange Public Library, East Orange, NJ
Just Us Books will present a donation of books - given as part of their Children's Book Council Diversity Award - to the East Orange Public Library
Kwanzaa - Pride in Family, Community and Culture
Dec. 10, 2019, 5:30
Pride Academy, East Orange, NJ
Cheryl Willis Hudson - keynote speaker
Induction Coordinator Class Guest Lecture
Dec. 5, 2019, 10:30 and 11:30 classes
Montclair University Urban Teacher Residency Program - Department of Teaching and Learning
Wade Hudson - presenter
NJ Black Business "Best in Business Awards"
Nov. 30, 2019, 6 pm
The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Center, New Brunswick, NJ
Just Us Books is a 2019 honoree
Tickets: http://www.njblackbusinesses.com/tickets
Children's Book Council Diversity Awards
November 19, 2019 (Panel: 5 pm)
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, NYC
Just Us Books is a 2019 honoree
Wade and Cheryl Hudson - panelists
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Easton Book Festival |
![]() October 18 2019, 1 pm 777 UN Plaza, NYC Wade and Cheryl Hudson will be honored along with fellow 2019 awardees Reception and book signing immediately follow *Event is free and open to the public |
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![]() Javits Center New York, NY May 30 – June 1, 2019 |
![]() Gaithersburg, MD May 18, 2019 Wade & Cheryl - Featured authors |
![]() Baltimore, MD May 11, 2019 Wade & Cheryl - Presentation |
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![]() New York City May 4, 2019 Wade & Cheryl - Presentation |
![]() New York City April 5 & 6, 2019 Wade & Cheryl - Panel discussion |
![]() Somerset, NJ April 2, 6:00 PM Cheryl - ABCs of Publishing workshop |
![]() Raleigh, NC April 1, 2019 Panel Discussion spotlighting We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices Moderated by Alan Bailey, chair-elect, CSK Committee |
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![]() Montclair, NJ March 23, 2019 Wade & Cheryl - Presentation |
![]() Albany, NY March 8, 2019 Wade & Cheryl - Author visit |
![]() Brooklyn Public Library Brooklyn, NY March 2, 1-4 pm Wade & Cheryl - Publishers panel |
![]() Havana, Cuba February 6-14, 2019 Wade, Cheryl, Katura & Stephan Hudson (Part of the Black Publishers Delegation) |