PEN America Demands New York City, Minneapolis Police Protect Press Freedom
"Official support for a free press in these times of mass public mobilization is a mere platitude if the message does not filter down to officers on the ground." More
The PEN Pod: Examining Our Crises of Democracy with Karen Attiah
“A public health disaster—an epidemic—is also a political crisis. . . I see both things [the pandemic and racial injustice] as two different viruses that are plaguing our society.” More
The PEN Pod: On the Ground in Minneapolis with Julio-César Chávez
“There are risks that we [as journalists] know and accept when we undertake these assignments. . . But there’s protesters that are going through the same things.” More
CNN Arrests Took Place “For No Fathomable Reason”
"These arrests took place for no fathomable reason; the video makes plain that the crew was making every effort to accommodate any request by the officers." More
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Listen to Yaa Gyasi read an excerpt from her new book TRANSCENDENT KINGDOM for @poetswritersinc, and don't miss her conversation with @rgay about the book at our virtual #PENOutLoud event on 9/1! Tickets now on sale at https://bit.ly/2Dxe02e. https://bit.ly/31XbPgi
On 8/17, PEN America and @acslaw will present a discussion on how the right to protest has come under attack, providing context for understanding the protections of the First Amendment as it relates to modern-day protesting & diving into the legislation: https://bit.ly/2PQ7aHB.
Long underrepresented in genre fiction, Native American and First Nations authors are reshaping sci-fi, often drawing on Native American and First Nations mythology and narrative traditions in ways that upend stereotypes. https://nyti.ms/3kLXj3G