The publication of controversial topless images and profanity in a Missoula County, Montana, high school paper has led to the recall of a school newspaper, a three-day suspension of Principal Jane Bennett, and incited serious discussion about what constitutes “obscene”…
Category: Education
Florida Classroom Censorship Bills Gone–For Now
Good news! Two bills in the Florida legislature that would have facilitated challenges to instructional materials were allowed to die at the end of the legislative session earlier this month. The bills had been pushed by some of the same…
Art Spiegelman Talks Forbidden Images
RETAILERS: Stock Up on CBLDF Defender #5, Featuring REGINALD HUDLIN! FOCs Today!
Why are comics about diversity or by diverse creators so frequently banned and challenged? CBLDF investigates in the latest issue of CBLDF Defender, out April 6, 2016. Retailers, FOC is today, so now’s the time to stock up on this issue! Boasting…
Students Join Growing Opposition to VA “Sexually Explicit Content” Bill
This week, CBLDF joined the National Coalition Against Censorship and other free speech advocates in asking the Virginia governor, Terry McAuliffe, to veto HB516, a bill that has disturbing implications for the freedom to read. Another letter was sent to…
CBLDF Joins Coalition Urging Veto of VA “Sexually Explicit Content” Bill
CBLDF today joined a letter from the National Coalition Against Censorship to Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, urging him to veto House Bill 516 which would require public schools to notify parents of “sexually explicit content” in curricular materials. The bill has…
Free Speech Heroes Hang At Society of Illustrators!
Calling all New Yorkers! Make time this month to visit the Society of Illustrators, where two incredible exhibits spotlighting the high points of subversive comics and illustration from the 1960s through the 1980s are on view. First up is The…
Profiles in Black Cartooning: Milestone Comics
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! The push for diversity is a discussion…
Profiles in Black Cartooning: Kyle Baker
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! Over a more than 30-year career, Kyle…
ALA Webinar Promises to Help Librarians Collaborate with Intellectual Freedom Advocates
On Monday, March 7, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m EST, librarians, educators, and community organizers are invited to join “Finding Intellectual Freedom Friends,” a webinar designed to help them connect with the wider free speech community. CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein…