In celebration of Black History Month, CBLDF has partnered with Black Nerd Problems to spotlight Black comics creators and cartoonists who made significant contributions to free expression. Visit CBLDF.org throughout the month of February to learn more!
Kashmiri Cartoonist Back on Facebook After Temporary Block
Facebook again waded into complex international politics last week when it temporarily blocked a Kashmiri cartoonist’s work commenting on the Indian government’s 2013 execution of Mohammad Afzal Guru,…
Two Puppeteers at Center of Heated Free Speech Debate in Spain
CBLDF Relocating to Portland, Oregon, in 2016
Virginia School District Bans Anti-Discrimination Video That Parents Called “Divisive”
A Virginia school district has banned a 4-minute animated video that explains structural discrimination and affirmative action after some parents complained that it was…
Dynamite Entertainment and Humble Bundle Expands for Charity, Including CBLDF!
Last week, Dynamite Entertainment partnered with Humble Bundle for one of the most jam-packed collections of comics and prose yet! This week, that jam-packed bundle gets even more crowded with the addition of more amazing books! This bundle…
Profiles in Black Cartooning: Larry Fuller
In celebration of Black History Month, CBLDF has partnered with Black Nerd Problems to spotlight Black comics creators and cartoonists who made significant contributions to free expression. Visit CBLDF.org throughout the month of February to learn more! Larry Fuller—a.k.a. A. Christian White—with his quick…
British Satire Comic Bewildered by Facebook Block
The satirical British comic Viz is back on Facebook after the social networking giant blocked its page and threatened it with a permanent ban for unspecified violations of “Facebook Terms and Community Standards.”…
CBLDF Leads Fight for This One Summer in Seminole County High Schools
CBLDF, organizational members of NCAC’s Kids’ Right to Read Project, and other free expression advocacy organizations today sent a letter to Seminole County (Florida) Public Schools defending Jillian…
Censors Have No Love For the Merc With A Mouth
Philadelphia Museum of Art Painting Too Suggestive for Facebook
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has become the latest victim of Facebook’s touchy nudity policy over the institution’s seemingly innocuous post advertising a new pop culture art exhibit. Earlier this month, the museum launched an ad campaign on the social…
Indian Cartoonist Keeps Drawing Despite Death Threats
Three years after she first sparred with a popular guru and his rabid followers, Indian cartoonist Kanika Mishra was recently profiled on the Humans of Bombay Facebook page, sharing more about her experience of living in fear after numerous death…
Arrest Doesn’t Deter Egyptian Cartoonist Gawish
In the aftermath of his overnight arrest last week, Egyptian cartoonist Islam Gawish is speaking out through media interviews to make clear that he will not be intimidated into stopping or modifying his work. In fact, he says the Sisi…