Even before the second version of President Trump’s travel ban was unveiled yesterday, the general unease over immigration restrictions and possible detention or questioning at U.S. ports of entry was already causing a chilling effect for international writers and artists…
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CBLDF Joins Coalition Urging Return of Eleanor & Park to Oregon School District
CBLDF last week joined the Kids’ Right to Read Project to send a letter protesting the removal of Rainbow Rowell’s novel Eleanor & Park from the eighth grade curriculum in the Yamhill-Carlton School District in Oregon. The school board ignored…
EXCLUSIVE: Ariel Schrag on Stuck in the Middle Challenge
Today, CBLDF led the Kids’ Right to Read Project in defending Ariel Schrag’s acclaimed anthology Stuck in the Middle, which has been challenged in a school library in Oklahoma. CBLDF has defended the book before, thankfully seeing it restored. We…
CBLDF Leads Defense of Stuck in the Middle
CBLDF has taken the lead in defending Ariel Schrag’s Stuck in the Middle, a comics anthology that has been challenged in an Oklahoma school library. Today, we signed a letter from the Kids’ Right to Read Project in support of the…
CBLDF Joins Letter Asking VA Governor to Again Veto ‘Beloved Bill’
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…
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…
Batman Books Signed by Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli, Jim Lee, and More to Benefit CBLDF!
CBLDF is now offering copies of Absolute Batman: Year One slipcase signed by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli to reward your donation! We are also offering Batman: Hush signed by Jim Lee, Batman Planetary deluxe hardcover signed by John Cassaday, Batman: Year 100 deluxe hardcover…
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…
Fourteen Banned and Challenged Comics by Women
Throughout Women’s History Month, we’re bringing you a series of posts featuring significant comics work by women. First up: Comics by women or centered on female characters that have been banned or challenged in the past, either in the U.S. or…
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…