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Intellectual Freedom Censorship After Banned Books Week

Examining the top 10 challenged books of 2020 during Banned Books Week reveals deeper and more widespread attempts to limit intellectual freedom.

October 4, 2021October 5, 2021 Jamie Gregory Banned Books Week, Censorship, Displays, Diversity, Education, School Libraries
Minnesota’s 2020 Teacher of the Year Quorsho Hassan reading to her students.

Are Anti-Racism Book Challenges On The Rise?

There’s been a marked increase in challenges of children’s books that combat racism and immigrant bias. With social media and citizen journalism, there have been many instances of police brutality that have been recorded in the past couple of years. With this, challenges of children’s books addressing police brutality and racism have risen.

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Sabine Jean Dantus Banned and Challenged Books, Diversity, Minors
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