Just Us Books

06/25/2026

You probably hear a lot of retail and big corporation buzz right now.

Just a reminder that it’s a great day to buy from a small business. 😊 📚

06/24/2026

When you’re a husband-wife entrepreneur team, you have more than one anniversary. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Wishing Just Us Books founders Wade and Cheryl Hudson a happy WEDDING anniversary! 🥂

06/23/2026

“It matters that you read Black authors outside of Black History Month and Juneteenth and Canada’s Emancipation Day…it matters that you support Black independent authors and publishers so you hear the stories that would otherwise be overlooked.”

Thank you Sherlyn for this call to action and for including Just Us Books in your coverage of the Black Girl Bookfair!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZxh7vrSdXA/?igsh=c3p2YXFjc25iMzFs

06/22/2026

Congratulations Renée!! A visionary indeed.

“TIME named Renée Watson to the inaugural TIME Visionaries list recognizing leaders driving meaningful impact in the lives of children across education, health and wellness, technology, economic opportunity, and more. Watson was one of 14 visionaries chosen and the sole author, honored specially for her work in children’s literature helping young people process complex feelings of grief, loss, empathy, and joy. ” - Time

photo: david flores

06/22/2026

We had a great Juneteenth weekend, first celebrating with the township of Monroe, NJ (Wade and Cheryl pictured with the mayor, Stephen Dalina) then at Teaneck, NJ’s Juneteenth Jubilee.

It was great to be in community with so many people who are committed to freedom, learning and sharing Black history, and supporting each other. Let’s keep that spirit going!

06/21/2026

Happy Father’s Day!!

06/19/2026

Juneteenth is Freedom Day.

We are starting this special day with a video we share every year to lift up the voices of those who lived this history.
Hear Ms. Laura Smalley, interviewed in 1941, share her personal account about Juneteenth, the day in 1865 (June 19) enslaved Blacks in Texas were finally told they were free.

https://www.npr.org/2015/06/19/415809476/juneteenth-marks-day-slaves-in-texas-were-told-they-were-free?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

06/17/2026

Black owned bookstores are redefining the reading experience

https://www.ebony.com/black-owned-bookstores-redefining-experience-next-gen/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAScIjdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEevMIYNGhu9L4MjA7JbCkDb0WpLh3yFwy8GbWN12TfhF__XCgcosF26xnTLhE_aem_wXteSoA942OCpAc2lvFdvg

Discover how Black-owned bookstores like Roots in Miami are transforming communities, preserving Black culture, and inspiring the next generation through books, events, and shared experiences. Explore other vibrant bookstores nationwide redefining the reading scene.

06/16/2026

Thanks CBC for this important spotlight on Black Music Month!

06/15/2026

Celebrate FREEDOM with these titles from Just Us Books

Papa's Free Day Party by Marilyn Nelson
Illustrated by Wayne Anthony Still

Johnnie wants to celebrate her Papa's birthday, but Papa doesn't know exactly when that special day is. Johnnie doesn't understand how that could be. Then she learns about Papa's childhood--how he built a new life in the all-Black town of Boley, Oklahoma. Inspired by her father's incredible story, Johnnie decides to throw Papa a different kind of party--one to recognize her Father’s Day of freedom.

Kwame Nkrumah's Midnight Speech for Independence by Useni Eugene Perkins
Illustrated by Laura Freeman

*Winner of the 2022 Children’s Africana Book Awards (CABA) Best Book for Young Children

On a humid March night in 1957, Kwame Nkrumah made history. While thousands of people cheered, including dignitaries from round the world, he announced his country's independence. After many years of British rule, Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast, became the first sub-Saharan African nation to break free from colonial rule. This picture book captures the grandeur of the momentous night Ghana was declared a free nation and the remarkable life of one of Africa’s most celebrated leaders.

Recognize! edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson

An inspiring celebration of Black love, Black creativity, Black resistance, and Black life. Essays, poems, short stories, and historical excerpts blend with a full-color eight-page insert of spellbinding art to capture the pride, prestige, and jubilation that is being Black in America. In these pages find the stories of the past, the journeys of the present, and the light guiding the future.