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Of the banned books studied by PEN America, they were most likely to have LGBTQ+ content (41%) or characters of color (40%). Among the top reasons for book bans were titles having to do with race or racism (21%), and titles with themes of rights or activism (10%).

COMMENTARY: Why We Need Diverse Books in Schools

NNPA NEWSIRE — “Education should be the space where you can learn about everything and anything that you want. There should be no limits to the...

“When I grew up in this community, we had 12- to 14,000 people. Now we are looking at 1,800. That says we are a dying community. I know I can’t replicate the community, but we can still fight to restore it as best we can and preserve the history of the community,” said New York Mets legend Cleon Jones.

Black History4 years ago

Baseball Legend Helping to Rebuild Africatown

NNPA NEWSWIRE — AfricaTown is the home of some of the last survivors of the transatlantic slave trade and the birthplace of legendary New York Mets...

Black History4 years ago

Judge Jackson Rewrites U.S. History as First Black Woman on the Supreme Court

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This is a special day for Black communities and for all Americans and marks the start of a new era for the judicial...

Thanks to executive co-producers, Will Smith and Jay-Z, this true story was a painful reminder of Mississippi’s history during that perilous era.

Black History4 years ago

OP-ED: Mississippi Black History

NNPA NEWSWIRE — As many governors, school boards and educational systems are trying to erase history by banning certain books in our schools and public libraries,...

U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn (D) represents the 6th District of South Carolina and is the House Majority Whip.

Black History4 years ago

OP-ED: Black History — Critical and Factual, Not Theory

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black history has taken on new meaning in this polarized political era. Education Week reports that since January 2021, 14 Republican-led states (Florida,...