“I was really lucky in that my parents definitely didn’t seem to have any kind of rules about what I couldn’t read.” With that, Neil Gaiman — CBLDF Advisory Board co-president and longtime supporter of our fight for the right…
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School Allegedly Deems Wonder Woman Lunchbox Too Violent
According to a post that appeared on Reddit this week, a secular private elementary school in an unidentified English-speaking country allegedly sent home a note to a student’s parents indicating that her Wonder Woman lunchbox would no longer be allowed…
Last In Stock Means It’s Your Last Chance!
August has seen a rise in great new CBLDF Limited Edition Premiums, and when the month is up we may not be seeing them again! During the entire month of August, our Rewards Zone has been hosting the CBLDF T-Shirt…
Moroccan Cartoonists Fight for their Right to Free Speech
Morocco is a country abound with cartoonists who are using the art of satire to address a variety of social issues and injustices. But it is also a country with a deep recent history of governmental censorship and oppression. Amidst…
Now Your Humble Store Purchase Can Benefit CBLDF Every Time!
Over the past year, CBLDF has been a grateful beneficiary of numerous pay-what-you-want Humble Bundle promotions, which allow buyers to sample some awesome books and help out charity at the same time. But in addition to the bundles, there’s also…
Florida Student Chastises Schools and Parents for Curious Censorship
Although the Leon County, Florida, School Board is standing by a principal’s decision to pull The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time from Lincoln High School’s summer reading list, one student is speaking out not only about how this…
Experts Pick Apart APA Report on Video Game Violence
A task force appointed by the American Psychological Association made a big splash last week with a report that claimed to identify a link between “violent video game use and increases in aggressive behavior, aggressive cognitions and aggressive affect,” but…
CBLDF Podcast Episode 14: Raina Telgemeier and Alex Segura!
To celebrate today’s launch of CBLDF Defender #3, we have a very special episode of the CBLDF Podcast! In this episode, CBLDF Editorial Director Betsy Gomez speaks to cartoonist Raina Telegemeier (Drama, Smile, Sisters), and CBLDF Deputy Director Alex Cox…
Go Back to School with CBLDF Defender #3!
CBLDF Defender is our free quarterly news magazine coming to you from the front lines of the fight for free speech, and the third issue is now available! You can find it at comic book stores across the nation, on comiXology,…
Tweeks: Persepolis Should Not Be Banned
This week in the ComicMix’s Challenged Challenge, twin teen geeks Maddy and Anya Ernst, break down why Marjane Satrapi’s award-winning graphic memoir Persepolis should not be banned and why it should instead be embraced by schools and parents to promote…