A new Bible for African-American children
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Two decades ago, Wade and Cheryl Hudson found themselves disappointed by the dearth of good books for African-American children.
So they published an alphabet book using “Afrocentric” themes and images.
Just Us Books was up and running out of East Orange, N.J. Since then, they’ve published dozens of book on black history and culture.
Now the Hudsons have edited My Holy Bible for African-American Children, a New International Version (NIV) Bible that’s filled with culturally significant artwork and themes. The Bible is available this month and will be followed in February by a King James version.
“Our goal is to publish resources to help more African-American children explore God’s Word,” said Annette Bourland, publisher of Zonderkidz, a leading publisher of children’s Bibles, “and we believe that this one-of-its-kind full text Bible with its glorious illustrations, created just for the African-American community, emphasizes just how much God knows and loves them.”
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