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I first met Mari Evans in the pages of Negro Digest/Black World magazine, published by the Johnson Publishing Company. An aspiring poet myself, I couldn't wait to find another Mari poem to read, to inspire me and to help me further understand myself and the world in which I was trying to find meaning and direction. I wanted so desperately to meet Mari, to get to know her and learn from her through conversations. But I was way south in Louisiana, miles from Johnson Publishing in Chicago and Mari’s hometown of Indianapolis.
I finally met Mari in person in the early 1990s. Cheryl and I attended an African-American Curriculum Infusion conference held in Atlanta that the late brother Asa Hillard helped to organize. Mari did a workshop there. Cheryl and I connected with Mari immediately. We are now very good friends. We have published four of Mari's books, including the soon to be released Continuum: New And Selected Poems, Revised Edition. The three of us chat as often as we can.
- Exploring Black Images In African-american Children's Literature
by Cheryl Willis Hudson “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” —words spoken in the Disney movie, “Snow White” “Who can be born black and not exalt?” —Mari Evans, author, I Am A Black Woman...
- Walter Dean Myers—more Than An Outstanding Writer
MORE THAN AN OUTSTANDING WRITERBy Wade HudsonI was stunned when I heard that Walter Dean Myers had made his transition. During the 25 plus years that my wife Cheryl and I have been involved in publishing, it seemed that Walter was always “there.” ...
- Author Mari Evans
A major figure in African American literature and the Black Arts Movement, Mari Evans is an educator, musician and writer who writes extensively about issues concerning the Black family and community. Her published work for children includes I...
- 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...
- Author Eugene Useni Perkins
EUGENE USENI PERKINS is a distinguished poet, playwright and youth worker who was born in Chicago IL. Raised in the housing projects of Chicago, and having established a career as a sociologist dealing with troubled youth, he authored the 1976...
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Happy Birthday Mari Evans
I first met Mari Evans in the pages of Negro Digest/Black World magazine, published by the Johnson Publishing Company. An aspiring poet myself, I couldn't wait to find another Mari poem to read, to inspire me and to help me further understand myself and the world in which I was trying to find meaning and direction. I wanted so desperately to meet Mari, to get to know her and learn from her through conversations. But I was way south in Louisiana, miles from Johnson Publishing in Chicago and Mari’s hometown of Indianapolis.I finally met Mari in person in the early 1990s. Cheryl and I attended an African-American Curriculum Infusion conference held in Atlanta that the late brother Asa Hillard helped to organize. Mari did a workshop there. Cheryl and I connected with Mari immediately. We are now very good friends. We have published four of Mari's books, including the soon to be released Continuum: New And Selected Poems, Revised Edition. The three of us chat as often as we can.
Just yesterday, during a telephone conversation, I reminded Mari how she had influenced me during my maturing years. I could sense her smile. Then I told her that I will call her on her birthday. She said, "That's fine. But please don't sing." Fighting through my laughter, I said, "No, I won't sing. I'll just call to say I love you."
- Wade Hudson
Profile of Mari Evans taken from Poetry from the Masters: The Black Arts Movement, copyright 2009, Just Us Books. All rights reserved.
- Exploring Black Images In African-american Children's Literature
by Cheryl Willis Hudson “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” —words spoken in the Disney movie, “Snow White” “Who can be born black and not exalt?” —Mari Evans, author, I Am A Black Woman...
- Walter Dean Myers—more Than An Outstanding Writer
MORE THAN AN OUTSTANDING WRITERBy Wade HudsonI was stunned when I heard that Walter Dean Myers had made his transition. During the 25 plus years that my wife Cheryl and I have been involved in publishing, it seemed that Walter was always “there.” ...
- Author Mari Evans
A major figure in African American literature and the Black Arts Movement, Mari Evans is an educator, musician and writer who writes extensively about issues concerning the Black family and community. Her published work for children includes I...
- 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...
- Author Eugene Useni Perkins
EUGENE USENI PERKINS is a distinguished poet, playwright and youth worker who was born in Chicago IL. Raised in the housing projects of Chicago, and having established a career as a sociologist dealing with troubled youth, he authored the 1976...