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Report: Attempts to Ban Books in 2023 Are Outpacing Previous Year by 20 Percent
Far right groups are targeting books with LGBTQ and/or racial themes, a new report stated.
Here’s How Illinois and California Are Resisting Right-Wing Book Bans
Both states’ legislation set a strong precedent of protecting avenues of public knowledge and education.
Florida Parents Struggle With State’s Ongoing Public Education Censorship
In the new school year, some are organizing to make sure conservative materials like PragerU stay out of the classroom.
Most US Students Say Their School’s Curriculum Doesn’t Include LGBTQ Topics
LGBTQ kids across the country have had to learn about their history from sources beyond textbooks and classrooms.
GOP Book Bans and Democratic Divestment Both Created Crisis for Public Libraries
The current battle over libraries doesn’t tell the larger truth about decades of disinvestment by both parties.
Despite Reversing AP Psychology Ban, Some Florida Schools Still Won’t Teach It
Florida students continue to struggle with a board of education more interested in political ideology than academics.
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Arkansas Law Criminalizing Librarians
The law would criminalize librarians and booksellers who provide access to materials deemed “harmful to minors.”
As Book Bans Sweep the US, Incarcerated People Face the Worst Censorship
The freedom to read for everyone requires an end to prisons.
Historians Condemn Philly Museum for Hosting Right-Wing Moms for Liberty Event
Moms for Liberty aims “to obstruct the professional responsibilities of historians,” one historians' group said.
Our Fight Against Censorship Must Go Beyond Resisting Book Bans
In the chaotic fight against historical and cultural erasure, we must remember that we, ourselves, have stories to tell.