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AUTHOR Tony Medina

Tony Medina is one of the more prolific writers of color effectively shaping the new literary renaissance. He has published four volumes of poetry, including Emerge & See, which Amiri Baraka included in his 1992 "Summer Reading List" in American Visions magazine. Medina has also edited two published anthologies. One of them, In Defense of Mumia, co-edited in 1996 with S.E. Anderson, won The American Bookseller Association's Firecracker Alternative Book Award. Tony's work is featured in the anthologies: In The Tradition, Aloud, Soulfires, Tough Love, Spirit & Flame, and Identity Lessons, as well as many literary and popular-culture publications. Tony was also a literary consultant for Catch the Fire: A Cross Generational Anthology of Afrikan American Poetry, edited by Derrick I. M. Gilbert.

A college English professor, Medina is always on the lookout for
opportunities to reach out to the community and help foster a love for literature. He is committed to using his children's books to promote literacy and solidarity among urban youth. His children's books include DeShawn Days, Christmas Makes Me Think, and a special tribute to Langston Hughes, Love to Langston, (Lee & Low, 2002) illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. This series of poems, written from Langston Hughes' point of view, offers an overview of key elements and themes in Hughes' life.

Mr. Medina is also the author of a collection of poems titled Follow-Up Letters to Santa From Kids Who Never Got a Response, published by Just Us Books. Tony is currently working on a collection of poems for elementary grade students that will also be published by Just Us Books.

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Follow-Up Letters to Santa From Kids Who Never Got a Response

- Happy New Year — It's Jan. 2, 2013!
The book for January 2nd is The President Looks Like Me and Other Poems by Tony Medina. Here's a sneak preview poem. Publication Date is January 15, 2013. Pre-order your copy now! http://www.justusbooksonlinestore.com/the-president-looks-like-me-other-poems/...

- Illustrator Stephan Hudson
STEPHAN HUDSON is an illustrator and graphic designer. A graduate of Rowan University, he recently launched his own design company 2nd Chapter. He has designed books and book covers and his work is featured in several children's titles. They...

- Author Cheryl Willis Hudson
CHERYL WILLIS HUDSON is editorial director of Just Us Books, Inc., an independent publishing company that focuses on Black interest books for children and young adults. She and her husband Wade Hudson, founded Just Us Books in 1988 to address...

- Author Katura Hudson
Katura Hudson is a writer, editor and marketing professional who earned her B.A. in American Studies from Douglass College, Rutgers University. She has edited more than a dozen books for young people and authored two of her own: Quotes for Kids:...

- Author Wade Hudson
WADE HUDSON is the president and CEO of Just Us Books, Inc. an independent publishing company he founded with his wife, Cheryl Willis Hudson. His career as a writer spans more than three decades. After his involvement in the civil rights movement...

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