PEN Out Loud with Jason Reynolds and Greg Pardlo: A Reading List
This February, join best-selling and multi-award winning author Jason Reynolds and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Greg Pardlo in conversation for the launch of the 2018 season of PEN Out Loud,… More
A Tribute to Walter Dean Myers (August 12, 1937-July 1, 2014)
His element was as a spokesman for the male point of view in black literature for children. More
Dark Realities: What Can’t Be Said in Children’s Books
The PEN Children's Book Committee is a group of professionals who volunteer their time to advance children's literature and protect freedom of expression: the right of children's authors to… More
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Legal Aid sues New York City, saying that over 100 protestors have been locked up for more than a day without seeing a judge (a number that they have subsequently revised to over 200), which violates New York's 24-hour arrest-to-arraignment requirement. https://bit.ly/36Zfuwp
The @nytimes decision to print a “Send in the Troops” column from Senator Tom Cotton has led to major disagreement from Times’ employees. Cotton's military response to the protest in the column puts Black staffers in danger, they say. https://bit.ly/372M3t7
Prior to the death of George Floyd, the social media app TikTok was perhaps best known for its viral dance videos from teens. Today, it is increasingly used for social commentary and teen activism. Could this be Tiktok's own Arab Spring moment? https://reut.rs/2Mwadmq