Laws restricting drag shows should scare everyone who believes in free expression
A wave of bills restricting free expression is building in state legislatures. This time, the target is drag performances. More
Celebrating Banned Books Week at Scuppernong Books
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I'm in awe of the strength and grace of @MsBoismier_ELA and so grateful I got to interview her about helping students fight book bans. https://twitter.com/PENamerica/status/1620784813719564288
SOUTH TO AMERICA is "an essential meditation on the South, its relationship to American culture—even Americanness itself," wrote Tayari Jones in @nytimes.
Join us for a conversation with @imaniperry at @milescollege 6PM CT Feb 1.
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/birmingham-reads-a-conversation-with-imani-perry-tickets-508100551427 #BlackHistoryMonth
Yesterday we logged almost 200 challenges- about 150 of those resulted in immediate removals.
This is a picture of all the books removed from one HS library, in one day, in one District, due to the objections of one man.
This is not freedom. #FreeTheBooks