People in Texas and Oklahoma seem to be leading an online attack against social studies education standards that call for instruction about Islam. The problem? Those standards are for schools in South Carolina. The South Carolina Grade-Level Standards for Social…
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…
Jonathan Hickman, Kieron Gillen, Brian Azzarello, and More Signed Books Reward Your CBLDF Donation!
We have some great new signed premiums this week, including East of West: The Apocalypse Year One hardcover signed by Jonathan Hickman, The Wicked & The Divine Year One hardcover signed by Kieron Gillen, Airboy deluxe hardcover signed by James Robinson, Joker signed…
Wisconsin Parent Wants The Glass Castle Out of Curriculum
A parent in Marshfield, Wisconsin has filed a challenge to Jeannette Walls’ memoir The Glass Castle, saying that high school students “deserve better” than a book he describes as “full of foul language, and explicit and disturbing materials.” In accordance…