Last month, Omar Currie, a school teacher at Efland-Creeks Elementary School in Orange County, North Carolina, resigned from his position after backlash in his community over his inclusion of the children’s book King & King in his third grade class.…
SDCC 2015: Everything CBLDF!
Fifty Challenges Filed Against LGBTQ Children’s Books in Rural Texas County
Over 50 residents of Hood County, Texas have filed formal challenges against two LGBTQ-themed children’s picture books found in the local public library. Library director Courtney Kincaid and an advisory board have…
CBLDF Podcast Bonus Episode: COMIC CON INTERNATIONAL 2015 Preview With IDW Publishing’s Sarah Gaydos!
Join the CBLDF staff for a quick preview of everything happening at Comic-Con International 2015, in San Diego from July 8th to July 12th! IDW Editor Sarah Gaydos also joins us to discuss a Very…
VICTORY in NC: Unanimous Vote Keeps The Kite Runner in Classrooms
SDCC 2015: CBLDF Autograph Schedule
Dark Horse and Humble Bundle Team for Gamer Comics Bundle, Benefitting CBLDF!
Humble Bundle is re-teaming with the award-winning comic book publisher Dark Horse Comics to offer fans a comic and art book bundle featuring some of today’s hottest video game licenses. Humble is known for curating video game…
SDCC 2015: CBLDF Programming Schedule
CBLDF Joins Coalition Defending The Kite Runner in North Carolina School District (Again)
In advance of a school board meeting in Buncombe County, North Carolina, tonight, CBLDF has once more joined with a coalition of free speech advocacy organizations led by the Kids’ Right to Read Project in…
CBLDF Joins Coalition Opposed to Disclaimer for College Literature Course
Today, CBLDF joined the National Coalition Against Censorship to oppose a “disclaimer” on the English 250 syllabus at Crafton Hills College. The college affirmed that it will not be “eradicating” any graphic novels from the…
Start Your SDCC Experience at the CBLDF Welcome Party, Presented by Image Comics & comiXology!
Kick-off Comic-Con with comics’ greatest creators at the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund’s Comic-Con Welcome Party, sponsored by Image Comics and comiXology, with a special gallery display from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab! The fun starts at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday,…
Apple Pulls, Reinstates Games That Include Confederate Flag
Last week, as businesses including WalMart, Target, and Amazon announced they would stop selling Confederate-flag-themed merchandise, Apple attempted to follow suit in its iOS App Store. Initially, however, this resulted in the disappearance of virtually all games about the U.S.…