Over six months ago, Turkish political cartoonist Musa Kart and several of his colleagues from Cumhuriyet newspaper were arrested in the midst of their government’s ongoing crackdown on independent media following the failed coup last July. After an unnecessarily long…
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CBLDF Joins Defense of Eleanor & Park
CBLDF has joined the Kids’ Right to Read Project in defending Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor & Park, which has been removed from classrooms in Vinton County High School in Ohio. CBLDF is a sponsor of KRRP. CBLDF joins coalition efforts like…
Utah Repeals Rules on ‘Advocacy of Homosexuality’ in Classrooms
Following action by the Utah legislature to repeal a statewide ban on “advocacy of homosexuality” in schools, the state’s Board of Education unanimously voted last week to also repeal its corresponding administrative policy. The ban notably led the Davis School…
Florida Legislature Passes Classroom Censorship Bills
The Florida Senate today approved the House version of a bill that would facilitate challenges to classroom materials, sending the legislation on to Governor Rick Scott. The Senate also had its own version of the bill, but not enough time remains in…
How the Comics Code Erased LGBTQ Characters from Mainstream Comics
Fredric Wertham’s attack on comics in the early 1950s is probably most remembered today for his concern about over-the-top horror and violence from the likes of EC. But there was another aspect that preoccupied Wertham just as much: the potential…
Celebrate Free Comic Book Day with CBLDF’s DEFEND COMICS!
This weekend, people will gather at comic book shops around the world to celebrate Free Comic Book Day! Don’t forget to pick up CBLDF’s Defend Comics, featuring a cover and a new Lucy & Andy Neanderthal story by Jeffrey Brown (Star Wars…
Eisner-Nominated Books Signed by Sonny Liew, Jill Thompson, Brian K. Vaughan, & Many More Benefit CBLDF!
CBLDF is offering signed books by Eisner-nominated creators, including The Art of Charlie Chan Hocke Chye signed by Sonny Liew, Wonder Woman: The True Amazon signed by Jill Thompson, Paper Girls signed by Cliff Chiang, Saga signed by Brian K.…
Get Ready for Guardians Vol. 2 With Graphic Novels Personalized by GOTG Legend Jim Valentino & More!
It’s time to catch up with Guardians new and old for the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2! This week Jim Valentino, the writer and artist who defined GOTG in the nineties will be personalizing a select few…
Part-Time Indian Survives Wisconsin Challenge
Sherman Alexie’s bestselling YA novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian has survived a committee review after a challenge at the Sauk Prairie High School in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. The book is part of the 9th grade curriculum in…
Tennessee High School Removes Student’s Rainbow Artwork from Classroom Display
Administrators at a Tennessee high school recently ordered the removal of a student’s LGBTQ-themed artwork from a classroom display case after other students complained about it. Principal Bobby Wines of Volunteer High School in Church Hill cited the complaints as…