In Memory: Bernette Ford

Photo courtesy of Boxer Books

By Clara Hammett

Bernette Ford, author, editor, publisher, and champion of books by people of color died of cancer on June 20. She was 70.

Obituary: Bernette Ford, Who Made Children’s Books More Diverse, Dies at 70 by Neil Genzlinger from the New York Times. Peek: “Bernette’s firm yet gentle editorial touch with the text [Bright Eyes, Brown Skin, co-authored by Cheryl Willis Hudson (Just Us Books, 1990)] was brilliant in expressing the pulse of what’s now called Bl...