Welcome to Using Graphic Novels in Education, an ongoing feature from CBLDF that is designed to allay confusion around the content of banned books and to help parents and teachers raise readers. In this column, we examine books that have…
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Banned Books Week: Teens Lead Protests Against Book Bans
Lately, most of the books being attacked by censors are meant for young adult audiences. Many adults argue that the books meant for teens facilitate unsavory behaviors — teenage drinking, underage sex, and more. But teens have proven to be…
Ban on Ralph Ellison’s Invisble Man Rescinded in North Carolina
Earlier this week, CBLDF protested the ban of Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man by the Randolph County Board of Education in North Carolina. After the protest that erupted in response to the ban, the school board staged a special meeting on…
Banned Books Week: CBLDF Defends Dozens of Books in 2012-13
This week alone, CBLDF signed three letters defending banned books and the authors of challenged books. Banned Books Week is a celebration of the freedom to read, but a look back at all of the books we helped protect since…
Banned Books Week: Charles Brownstein Talks CBLDF with Project Censored
CBLDF Executive Director Charles Brownstein joined the hosts of KPFA’s Project Censored, a weekly radio show out of Berkeley, California, that focuses on censorship issues around the nation. Last Friday’s show was dedicated to Banned Books Week. The full episode…
Be Counted! Join CBLDF To Make A Difference in Your Community!
Make a difference in your community when you support the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund! Join the Fund during our 2013 Be Counted member drive and we’ll help schools and libraries in your community by sending them copies of our…