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Beyond Nazi-Punching: How Superhero Comics Grappled With Their Fascistic Roots
When the first draft of the self-imposed Comics Code was drawn up in 1954, virtually every clause directly addressed some point of criticism that had come up in that year’s Senate hearings, which probed for some causal link between comics…
MI University Editorial Explores the Impact of Banning Books on Millennials
An editorial piece on Central Michigan University’s website reminds us of the detriments of banning books, adding a new spin that by doing so might propagate an isolated and less diversified intellectual culture amongst a new generation of tech-savvy youths.…
Raina Telgemeier and Vivek Tiwary Get Into The Spirit of Giving!
Support CBLDF and give the best gifts this holiday season with signed & personalized books in CBLDF’s Spirit of Giving holiday fundraiser. This week, we’re thrilled to add Raina Telgemeier and Vivek Tiwary to the roster of incredible creators supporting CBLDF! They…
CBLDF Joins Defense of World History Textbook in Tennessee
In response to a Sullivan County, Tennessee parent who wants an entire world history textbook removed from her local school district’s seventh grade curriculum due to what she calls “Islamic indoctrination” in the unit on world religions, CBLDF and its…
CBLDF Joins Protest of Revived Virginia Proposal to Flag ‘Sexually Explicit’ School Books
Just a few months after Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe vetoed a bill that would have required public schools to notify parents of “sexually explicit content” in curricular materials, the proposal has returned in the form of a new draft regulation…