Exciting news for Chicago-area residents, as well as librarians attending this month’s ALA Midwinter Meeting: Bone creator Jeff Smith will be the featured speaker at the Freedom To Read Foundation’s annual fundraiser on January 31! Join Smith, a CBLDF board…
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On MLK Day, Explore Civil Rights and Black History Through Graphic Novels
Today we celebrate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. For educators, librarians and parents looking for an accessible way to help young people explore the Civil Rights Movement and the legacy of slavery in American history,…
Dynamic Forces CEO Nick Barrucci Offers Personal Art Collection to Benefit CBLDF
Dynamic Forces CEO Nick Barrucci opens up some of his personal art collection to the public! One-of-a-kind, original pieces of comic book art from some of the industry’s top names including Tom Raney, Mark Bagley, Scott Hanna, and Patrick Zircher!…
School Censorship Update: Victory in Two Delaware School Districts, Setback in Hanover County
While we’ve largely focused on the tragically relevant Charlie Hebdo attack and its global aftermath for much of the past week, the business of U.S. school boards has been marching on as well. We have a few updates from cases…
Threats Continue Against Cartoonists, Newspapers, European Muslims
As anyone who follows our news coverage likely knows, France is certainly not the only country where cartoonists regularly face threats to their livelihoods and even their personal safety. In the week since the terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo, the…
Cartoonists Around the World Stand In Support of Charlie Hebdo
The events at the Charlie Hebdo offices last week have incited many people around the world to speak out about the attacks and its implications on free speech. From advocacy groups like CBLDF, Index on Censorship, and PEN America to…
Still Defiant: New Issue of Charlie Hebdo Sells Out
After last week’s shooting in Paris left 12 people, including cartoonists Charb, Cabu, Wolinski, Tignous, and Honoré, dead, the remaining staff members of Charlie Hebdo could have decided to close up shop. Instead, they maintained the defiant satire that has…
Comics World Responds to Charlie Hebdo Attack
In the wake of last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris, comic creators around the globe have reacted with shock, solidarity, and honest examinations of their own roles in the global exchange of ideas. Below, we’ve brought together a variety of…
CBLDF Joins Coalition Cautioning Hanover Schools About Proposed Sensitive Materials Policy
In light of Hanover, Virginia, School District’s planned discussions to reform policies for teaching specific instructional materials, CBLDF has joined a coalition led by the National Coalition Against Censorship to caution school officials about the potential harm — and censorship…
Join the Fight as a CBLDF Member in 2015!
Joining the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund puts you on the front line of the fight against censorship! Your membership dollars provide the tools to fight back when comic book readers, retailers, and artists are muzzled, censored, or attacked! When…