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PEN America Concerned Over Resignation of SCBWI Equity and Inclusion Officer Over Anti-Semitism Statement

Press ReleaseJuly 2, 2021

PEN America voiced serious concern today over reports that April Powers, previously chief equity and inclusion officer at the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), resigned as a result… More

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Trump Order Designed to Fight Anti-Semitism Risks Chilling Free Speech

Press ReleaseDecember 11, 2019

"President Trump would better serve the nation by enforcing existing laws, reining in his own propensity to invoke anti-Semitic tropes, and adopting a zero-tolerance policy toward anti-Semitism among his… More

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DARE: Facebook Lets Deepfake Zuckerberg Video Stay on Instagram

News DigestJune 12, 2019

A ‘deepfake’ video of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg emerges—and is left up on Instagram—as Congress prepares for its first hearing on the potential... More

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DARE: YouTube Bans Neo-Nazi and Holocaust-Denial Videos in Push against Hate Speech

News DigestJune 6, 2019

YouTube takes new steps against hate speech on its platform, banning neo-Nazi and Holocaust denial videos. A Pew Center survey seems to indicate that... More

DARE: Fighting Viral Hoaxes during the 2020 Election

News DigestMay 20, 2019

Large-scale disinformation attacks on candidates set to be a feature of 2020 election. (See PEN America's report analyzing effect of disinformation and... More

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DARE: Mueller Complained to Barr about ‘Public Confusion’ after Russia Report Memo

News DigestMay 1, 2019

News reporting discloses that Special Counsel Robert Muller objected to the 'public confusion' resulting from the Attorney General’s incomplete summary... More

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DARE: New York Times Says It Is ‘Deeply Sorry’ for Running Anti-Semitic Cartoon

News DigestApril 29, 2019

The New York Times issues apology after running anti-Semitic cartoon, amid critic statements that apology is not sufficient. New Washington Post count... More

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DARE: UN Investigator Calls on Saudi Arabia to Make Khashoggi Murder Trials Public

News DigestMarch 29, 2019

Special rapporteur leading UN investigation of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing finds that Saudi Arabia has not met its international human rights... More

DARE: After Mueller Report Findings, Republican National Committee Plans to ‘Slam and Shame the Media’

News DigestMarch 25, 2019

Following the release of the Mueller report, Republican National Committee slams media as 'obsessed with the Democrat lie.' Senate Republicans push two... More

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DARE: Sacramento Bee Reporter Detained, Two More Journalists Covering Protest March among 84 Arrested

News DigestMarch 6, 2019

FBI Director Christopher Wray says that while the U.S. had not seen a 'material impact on election infrastructure' from foreign adversaries in the recent... More

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"Amid efforts to restrict books that include race-related themes, several new book clubs have launched around the country to keep literature by Black authors in the spotlight." #BlackHistoryMonth https://www.moultrieobserver.com/news/local_news/black-history-month-black-authors-keep-history-alive-amid-efforts-to-suppress-blackness/article_ff445067-f6a1-5ad9-892b-360850922553.html via @themobserver

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Read our story on the DeSantis book bans ⬇️ https://twitter.com/penamerica/status/1621508379586985985

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🧵4/8: This week @BKLYNlibrary & @PENamerica @jonfreadom launched the 1st session in our 4-week Freedom to Read Advocacy Institute. What struck me most in that workshop session was the craving our teen participants had for community, for connection. https://tinyurl.com/yy5ek3s5

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