CBLDF signed on to yet another letter from the National Coalition Against Censorship regarding Virginia’s resilient ‘Beloved bill’ which was vetoed by Gov. Terry McAuliffe last year, defeated as a proposed State Board of Education regulation in January, and brought…
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Florida Classroom Censorship Bills Return for Second Year
Much like Virginia, the state of Florida now has its own set of “zombie bills” that have returned to the legislature for the second year running, in an attempt to weaken education standards and allow any taxpayer–not just parents–to raise…
CBLDF Joins Statement Calling President’s Attacks on the Media a Threat to Democracy
CBLDF has joined the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) and the American Society of News Editors (ASNE), along with more than 80 other organizations committed to the First Amendment right of freedom of speech and the press, in condemning efforts by…
Humble Bundle and IDW Publishing Launch Creators Showcase Bundle for Charity, Including CBLDF
IDW Publishing and Humble Bundle are once again joining forces to launch a new digital comics bundle in support of charity featuring the best original titles IDW has to offer! The Humble Comics Bundle: Creators Showcase presented by IDW Publishing…
Join CBLDF in Seattle for Emerald City Comicon!
This weekend, March 2-5, CBLDF heads to Seattle, Washington, for Emerald City Comicon! You’ll find us all weekend at booth #737 with an assortment of exclusive premiums and more! In addition to signed books and CBLDF gear, we’ll have the…
Alaska School Board Removes Four Titles from Reading List After Parent Complaints
Five popular, award-winning, and critically praised novels were recently removed from an alternative reading list for high school students in Nome, Alaska after parent complaints, leading to a contentious public debate at a school board meeting last week where other…
Stuck in the Middle Challenged in Oklahoma School
An Oklahoma middle school last week pulled the comic anthology Stuck in the Middle: Seventeen Comics from an Unpleasant Age off of shelves after one parent called it “trash” and complained of vulgarities, sexual references, and drug use in some of the…
Rep. Clay Files Lawsuit Over Removal of Student Art Contest Painting
Missouri Congressman William Lacy Clay has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to protect the First Amendment rights of his constituent David Pulphus, whose painting on the theme of police violence was repeatedly removed from the wall of a U.S. Capitol…
CBLDF Joins Defense of The Glass Castle
CBLDF has joined the Kids’ Right to Read Project in defending Jeannette Walls’ memoir, The Glass Castle, from a challenge in Marshfield, Wisconsin. CBLDF is a sponsor of KRRP. CBLDF joins coalition efforts to protect the freedom to read comics. Censorship…
Saudi Fans Flock to Kingdom’s First Comic Con
Saudi fans of comics and all things geek made history last week with the kingdom’s first ever Comic Con. Despite fevered criticism from traditionalists who accused them of “devil worshipping,” men and women alike put on their best cosplay and…