Regardless of whether or not Scholastic’s decision was morally right, the impetus to preemptively protect schools and libraries, as well as authors and illustrators, from this kind of pearl-clutching legislative censorship is based in real, factual concerns.
This elective program, called “Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice” was incredibly unpopular, both among authors and first amendment freedom watchdogs like PEN America.
Author Tunisia Moore told Rolling Stone that she’s Black “365 days a year,” and doesn’t get to “opt in to being Black.” Amanda Gorman, the incredible poet who recited one of her poems at President Biden’s inauguration, posted on X about how this decision felt like a “betrayal.” Gorman, who is a Black woman and activist in addition to being a writer, has published children’s stories, one of which, Change Sings, was affected by this policy.
Books like The Girl in the Lake, by India Hill Brown, which is an intergenerational ghost story that addresses the historical racial inequalities around Black people and the ability to learn how to swim, are on the list.
Thunderous, a graphic novel by M. L. Smoker, relates one girl’s struggle to get home as she’s sucked into a world where Lakota history and folklore becomes immediately present and threatening.
It reaffirmed its “commitment” to distribute these titles, and stated that it was working on a “pivot plan” for schools who had already scheduled book fairs for the fall.
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Regardless of whether or not Scholastic’s decision was morally right, the impetus to preemptively protect schools and libraries, as well as authors and illustrators, from this kind of pearl-clutching legislative censorship is based in real, factual concerns.
This elective program, called “Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice” was incredibly unpopular, both among authors and first amendment freedom watchdogs like PEN America.
Author Tunisia Moore told Rolling Stone that she’s Black “365 days a year,” and doesn’t get to “opt in to being Black.” Amanda Gorman, the incredible poet who recited one of her poems at President Biden’s inauguration, posted on X about how this decision felt like a “betrayal.” Gorman, who is a Black woman and activist in addition to being a writer, has published children’s stories, one of which, Change Sings, was affected by this policy.
Books like The Girl in the Lake, by India Hill Brown, which is an intergenerational ghost story that addresses the historical racial inequalities around Black people and the ability to learn how to swim, are on the list.
Thunderous, a graphic novel by M. L. Smoker, relates one girl’s struggle to get home as she’s sucked into a world where Lakota history and folklore becomes immediately present and threatening.
It reaffirmed its “commitment” to distribute these titles, and stated that it was working on a “pivot plan” for schools who had already scheduled book fairs for the fall.
The original article contains 898 words, the summary contains 235 words. Saved 74%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!