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Indian Political Cartoons Deleted from Twitter — No Explanation Yet
Indian blogs are reporting that two pieces by political cartoonist Manjul were repeatedly deleted from Twitter with no explanation over the weekend, but the cartoons have just as mysteriously been allowed to remain after he posted each of them a…
Board Votes Unanimously to Keep The House of the Spirits After Appeal
Recently, CBLDF joined a coalition led by CBLDF-sponsored Kids’ Right to Read Project in defense of Isabel Allende’s The House of Spirits, which was challenged in North Carolina. A second review committee convened and unanimously voted to keep the book…
Webinar Focuses on the Use of Nonfiction Graphic Novels in the Classroom
Dr. Meryl Jaffe, the author of CBLDF’s Raising a Reader! How Comics & Graphic Novels Can Help Your Kids Love to Read! pamphlet and our ongoing Using Graphic Novels in Education column, recently led a webinar entitled “Hitting a Home…
LAST DAY to Order Signed Gifts for Holiday Delivery!
This holiday season, make a difference by getting gifts for the comics fan in your life from CBLDF! Act now — today is your last chance to order signed graphic novels for holiday delivery! Comics’ greatest creators are contributing signed…
“Boobies” Case May Clarify Student Speech Rights
Sometime in the next few weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to hear a case that has the potential to greatly clarify the free speech rights of students in public schools. While that is of course a very…
Qatari Cartoonists Vital Part of Country’s Journalism
Halfway across the world, in a tiny country on the Arabian Peninsula, cartoonists are in high demand. In Qatar, which is slightly smaller in size than the state of Connecticut, editorial cartoonists are a vital part of journalism in the…
Bless Me, Ultima Returned to Idaho Classrooms with Emotional Apology
Last night, the school board for the Teton School District in Driggs, Idaho, met to discuss Rudolfo Anaya’s Bless Me, Ultima, which had been removed from classrooms by School District Superintendent Monte Woolstenhulme. During the meeting, Woolstenhulme called for an…
Last Chance to Join the CBLDF in 2013!
With 2014 only weeks away, time is running out to reap the benefits of 2013 membership in the CBLDF. December is the most important fundraising month for CBLDF. We receive more than a quarter of our annual budget in year-end…
CBLDF Signs Letter Defending Bless Me, Ultima
CBLDF has joined a coalition led by CBLDF-sponsored Kids’ Right to Read Project to send a letter to the school board of the Teton School District in Driggs, Idaho, to defend Rudolfo Anaya’s acclaimed coming of age tale, Bless Me,…