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What’s Mildred Taylor Got to Do With It?: Race, Prison Book Bans, and the Power in Storytelling

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By: Moira Marquis | February 16, 2023

In this essay on prison book bans, Moira Marquis uses "The 1619 Project" to explain how limiting access to Black history and culture is deleterious to people who are… More

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An Evening with Pulitzer Prize Winner Nikole Hannah-Jones

Tuesday, May 31, 2022 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CT
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Banned Books: When Books Are Threatened, Where Do We Turn?

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 | 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm ET
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The PEN Pod: On Censorship, Academic Freedom, and Hate Speech

InterviewJuly 2, 2021

“Even if you didn’t believe that fighting against hate crimes is just the right thing to do, as a moral matter, I think it’s also instrumental for the protection… More

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Failure to Reappoint UNC Law Professor Comes as Academic Freedom Questions Mount

Press ReleaseJune 28, 2021

The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has reportedly denied reappointment of UNC law professor Eric Muller to the UNC Press Board of Governors. More

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PEN America Concerned Over Reports Nikole Hannah-Jones Denied Tenure at UNC-Chapel Hill

Press ReleaseMay 19, 2021

According to reporting, the UNC-Chapel Hill board of trustees recently chose not to approve tenure for investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, in conjunction with her upcoming appointment. More

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PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature Returns, Celebrating Power to the People

Press ReleaseApril 26, 2021

The literary and free expression group PEN America today announced that tickets are now on sale for the 2021 PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature, running May 18-22.… More

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The People’s History: Writing the Wrongs

Tuesday, May 18, 2021 | 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm ET
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