![]() ![]() ![]() Since the May 25 killing of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, there has been a public conversation about “the talk” Black parents give to their children, warning them to be particularly careful when they are away from home because they may be stopped by a police officer with hostile views toward Black people. We’re hoping parents will read this book to their children and that it might help them give their own talks.” “We wanted to spotlight the variety of conversations and talks that parents and caregivers have to have with their children. ![]() “We often think only Black people need to have ‘The Talk,’” Wade Hudson said. This month the Hudsons, published with Crown Books for Young Readers and in partnership with Just Us Books, released a new offering for readers age 10 and over, “ The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth,” an anthology documenting real conversations parents are having with their children. They began writing and publishing books over 30 years ago featuring images of Black children because the youth literary market had traditionally ignored Black and brown young readers. ![]() Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson are legends in the world of children’s literature. ![]()
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