If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, join CBLDF at 6:30 p.m. tonight at the Berkeley Public Library South Branch (1901 Russell, Berkeley, CA) for “Banned Comics in America,” a presentation by CBLDF Web Editor Betsy Gomez. A…
Banned Books Week Heroes Unveiled During Virtual Read-out
Readers from across the United States and around the world will demonstrate their support for free speech by participating in a Virtual Read-Out of banned and challenged books during Banned Books Week, Sept. 22 – 28, a time when the…
North Carolina School System Bans Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man
Give the rate at which schools are banning books this week, you wouldn’t think Banned Books Week is just around the corner. However, it’s happened again, this time in Randolph County, North Carolina. On Monday night, the Randolph County Board…
Arizona High School Pulls Acclaimed Book Over Sexual Content
The Sierra Vista, Arizona, school district pulled copies of Dreaming in Cuban, the National Book Award finalist written by Cristina Garcia, from classrooms after a parent complained about sexual content in the book. The book was removed from classrooms when…
In Wake of Tragic Shooting, Video Games Blamed
The country is still reeling from the tragic shooting at the D.C. Navy Yard, and in the short span of time that has followed, video games quickly became a focus of discussion, with outlets such as Fox News and The…
Radical Voices Continue to Call for Censorship in Barefoot Gen Debate
After debate that focused more on procedure than on free expression, a ban placed on anti-war manga Barefoot Gen was lifted recently in Japan, once again allowing the return of the book to school libraries in Matsue City. Unfortunately, controversy…