Julianne Moore wrote that it was “a great shock” to learn that the actress’ children’s book Freckleface Strawberry was among those recently banned by the Department of Defense under the Trump administration. On Friday, the nonprofit group PEN America noted how Moore’s book, as well as No Truth Without Ruth …
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On Jan. 20 , Dr. Leah Barlow, a professor at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, recorded a welcome video for her Intro to African American Studies students. In an almost three-minute post, Dr. Barlow introduced herself and her class’s first assignments. “The way that I teach this class …
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When author Tanisia Moore was growing up in California in the 1990s, the Scholastic Book Fair was one of the most exciting times of the year. Moore tells Rolling Stone she has fond memories of bringing a catalog home to her mother and pointing out different books she wanted to …
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Books are being pulled from the library shelves of an Iowa school district following new legislation from Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, which purports to protect children from obscene material, The Gazette reports. The new legislation, Senate File 496, prohibits “instruction related to gender identity and sexual orientation in school districts, …
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Publishing giant Penguin Random House, free expression organization PEN America and the authors of books banned by Florida’s Escambia County School District have filed a federal lawsuit in hopes of bringing the books back to school library shelves. Parents of students impacted by the “unconstitutional” book ban are also the …
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Juno Dawson didn’t want to write This Book Is Gay. Dawson, a U.K.-based author,had spent seven years as a sexual education and wellness teacher. But when she was approached in 2012 by her publisher to create a comprehensive guide to LGBTQ+ sex education, she tells Rolling Stone she was initially …
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