Banned Books Awareness

CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez has been arrested while covering Minneapolis protests live on the air Friday. https://a.msn.com/r/2/BB14KYyi?m=en-us Question: Would this have happened to a white reporter? 🤔

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Want to end inequality? Teach children how to read https://a.msn.com/r/2/BB14lZ2z?m=en-us

At least 238 writers and intellectuals were detained for their work last year, advocacy group says https://a.msn.com/r/2/BB14iSpd?m=en-us&referrerID=InAppShare

This settlement marks a first step toward ensuring children in Detroit and all across Michigan – regardless of where they live – have the right to a quality education. Michigan settles suit after landmark right to read ruling https://a.msn.com/r/2/BB145IHg?m=en-us

Rock band Portugal. The Man will send kids the books an Alaska school district banned https://a.msn.com/r/2/BB13JFoX?m=en-us&referrerID=InAppShare

PALMER, Alaska (KTUU) After the Mat-Su Borough School Board voted to ban 5 books from the district’s curriculum at their Wednesday meeting, orders for those books went through the roof at a local bookstore. Community members react to banned books in Mat Su Borough https://a.msn.com/r/2/BB13ddB5?m=en-us&referrerID=InAppShare

“When COVID-19 forced non-essential businesses to close across the country last month, independent bookstores shuttered their doors and feared the worst. Already, these stores operated on slim margins and in the shadow of Amazon’s dominance. A prolonged period of closure might not only shift consumer habits toward online buying, but […]

Reading contest for kids promotes financial literacy https://a.msn.com/r/2/BB139rBo?m=en-us

Local adult literacy program goes virtual to continue helping students https://a.msn.com/r/2/BB12eWWJ?m=en-us