American Library Association

COMMENTARY: Book Bans Are an Attack on the Freedom to Read, Teach and Learn

By Ben Jealous Truth is a threat to authoritarianism. Reading is a path to truth. That’s why the freedom to read is essential to the freedom...

Ben Jealous4 years ago

COMMENTARY: Back to School, Back to Fighting Far-Right Attacks on Education

By Ben Jealous, president of People For the American Way Just when you thought far-right attacks on public education couldn’t get any more absurd, we hear...

A founding officer of the Alice Walker Literary Society and a member of the National Book Critics Circle, Valerie Boyd earned a degree in journalism from Northwestern University and a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative nonfiction writing from Goucher College.

Black History4 years ago

IN MEMORIAM: Valerie Boyd, Zora Neale Hurston Biographer, Dies

NNPA NEWSWIRE — In addition to her work at UGA, Valerie Boyd had a storied career as an arts editor at the Atlanta Journal & Constitution,...

As noted in a recent report by the American Library Association, most of the books targeted don’t teach critical race theory but are written by and about people of color.

Black History4 years ago

Critical Race Theory and the Banning of Black Authors in Schools, Libraries, and Prison

NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the American Library Association, its Office for Intellectual Freedom reported that 273 books were affected by censorship attempts in 2020, many with content...

Charleston Chronicle7 years ago

“The Public” Premieres in Charleston

CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — After almost a year of conversations with producers, the Library Foundation of the Lowcountry and the Charleston Friends of the library have finally landed...

Tiffany D. Jackson’s “Monday’s Not Coming”

Books7 years ago

Claire Hartfield, Ekua Holmes win 2019 Coretta Scott King Book Awards

CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Claire Hartfield and Ekua Holmes are the winners of the 2019 Coretta Scott King Book Awards.

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COMMENTARY: Book Bans Are an Attack on the Freedom to Read, Teach and Learn

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IN MEMORIAM: Valerie Boyd, Zora Neale Hurston Biographer, Dies

Critical Race Theory and the Banning of Black Authors in Schools, Libraries, and Prison

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COMMENTARY: Book Bans Are an Attack on the Freedom to Read, Teach and Learn

COMMENTARY: Back to School, Back to Fighting Far-Right Attacks on Education

IN MEMORIAM: Valerie Boyd, Zora Neale Hurston Biographer, Dies

Critical Race Theory and the Banning of Black Authors in Schools, Libraries, and Prison

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