Maya Angelou: 1928-2014
One of the most influential books written in English, Angelou’s transformative autobiography unleashed the genre of the American memoir to new possibilities. With 39 public bans since 1983 for… More
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In light of #BannedBooksWeek this week, we want to bring back our reading list for Literature Locked Up, which sought to shine a light on book banning in America's prison system. Here's a list of books that have been or are currently banned from prisons: https://bit.ly/3jdfqya.
Activist scholar Benny Tai Yiu-ting has reflected upon the sixth anniversary of the "Occupy Central with Peace and Love" event, saying that the protests were a pivotal period in Hong Kong's ongoing pro-democracy protests. https://bit.ly/2HF0TO4
Join PEN America CEO @SuzanneNossel and Ben Fountain for a virtual conversation TOMORROW at 5pm CT to discuss her new book, DARE TO SPEAK. Presented in partnership with @DallasNews and @TheDIHC. Register here: https://bit.ly/3l0HyFB.