Literary Coalition Asks New York Leaders to Prevent Lyrics From Becoming Evidence In Criminal Trials
Today PEN America and the Literary Action Coalition sent a letter signed by 21 key New York City literary organizations to New York State legislators in support of “Rap… More
Open Letter: New York Literary Organizations Support ‘Rap Music on Trial’ Legislation
On behalf of New York City’s literary community and supporters, we express our strong support of the proposed “Rap Music on Trial” legislation. More
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Judge blocks Tennessee's anti-drag law; group says it violates free speech rights https://wpde.com/news/nation-world/federal-judge-temporarily-blocks-tennessees-anti-drag-law
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Sunu Chandy https://pen.org/the-pen-ten-an-interview-with-sunu-chandy/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-pug
White House will not pay for staff's official Twitter profiles to be verified: "It is our understanding that Twitter Blue does not provide person-level verification as a service... a blue check mark will now simply (verify)... the account is a paid user." https://www.axios.com/2023/03/31/twitter-verification-white-house-biden-check-mark