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Arizona Law Outlawing Recording of Police Threatens Basic Constitutional Rights

Press ReleaseJuly 14, 2022

"Arizona's new law threatens fundamental constitutional rights, and the ability of the public to hold public servants to account. In 2020, a recording of the Minneapolis police's murder of… More

PEN America: Los Angeles Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation of LA Times Reporter for a Factual News Story is a “Grave Abuse of Authority”

April 26, 2022

PEN America stated: "To respond to an alleged act of police brutality with an attempt to criminalize an act of factual news reporting represents a grave abuse of authority… More

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The PEN Pod: The Propagation of Disinformation and Protocols of Protest with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewMarch 26, 2021

“It’s an ecosystem—a dysfunctional, polluted ecosystem. Within that ecosystem, among the most powerful actors—no question about it—are the social media companies.” More

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The PEN Pod: Truth Telling with Sanderia Faye

InterviewMarch 5, 2021

“We are the truth-tellers—even in fiction, we are the truth-tellers. We have to continue to write, and even beyond our pain, we have to continue to write.” More

The PEN Pod: Everywhere You Don’t Belong with Gabriel Bump

InterviewJune 29, 2020

“What I hope that we can gain from this moment and the Black Lives Matter movement in general is that all Black lives matter.” More

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The PEN Pod: How We Write Our Survival with Lisa Ko

InterviewJune 22, 2020

“Even when the future does feel uncertain, like right now, it feels important to. . . imagine a future for ourselves as well as our characters.” More

The PEN Pod: On The Importance of Centering Marginalized Narratives with Jaquira Díaz

InterviewJune 17, 2020

“I would hope that they would find in my story that my story was not unique, that so many of us go through this suffering in silence.” More

Free Speech & Black Lives on Campus

[WEBINAR] Free Speech and Black Lives on Campus

Wednesday, June 17, 2020 | 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
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The PEN Pod: Tough Questions About a Critical Week with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewJune 5, 2020

“It’s a very unsettling moment. . . we share a sense of alarm at the naked racism and brutality that people, and particularly Black Americans, have experienced.” More

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This week’s reading list features a mix of classic and contemporary novels, essay collections, and poetry collections from Black authors. More

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Feb 9, 6:30PM at @DIESELBrentwood in #LosAngeles:

Join celebrated authors @patricia_engel and @jeanho for PEN Out Loud—an outdoor evening of readings and conversation exploring their latest works of fiction.

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