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.Angie Thomas—author of the frequently banned The Hate U Give—responds to a CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 segment on banned books that featured only white parents from the book banning group Moms for Liberty. #BannedBooks #BlackAuthors #BlackLives

.Angie Thomas—author of the frequently banned The Hate U Give—responds to a CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 segment on banned books that featured only white parents from the book banning group Moms for Liberty. #BannedBooks #BlackAuthors #BlackLives

301,056 次观看 • 3 年前

In an interview earlier this year, we asked Coates what he would say to those who complain that history makes them uncomfortable. He talked about the discomfort that many people feel every day, and said those who seek comfort from history don't make good citizens. (2/3)

In an interview earlier this year, we asked Coates what he would say to those who complain that history makes them uncomfortable. He talked about the discomfort that many people feel every day, and said those who seek comfort from history don't make good citizens. (2/3)

143,478 次观看 • 3 年前

In conversation with P!nk and our CEO Suzanne Nossel, Amanda Gorman explains why it was "heartbreaking" to see The Hill We Climb restricted from young students in a Florida school. #bannedbooks #bookbans

In conversation with P!nk and our CEO Suzanne Nossel, Amanda Gorman explains why it was "heartbreaking" to see The Hill We Climb restricted from young students in a Florida school. #bannedbooks #bookbans

120,164 次观看 • 2 年前

🚨 NEW: 24 Bestselling Authors with Billions of Readers Are Banding Together To Fight Book Bans in Florida and Nationwide. "Unprecedented Mobilization" Includes Amanda Gorman Michael Connelly Judy Blume David Baldacci Chi Ly: #BannedBooksWeek

🚨 NEW: 24 Bestselling Authors with Billions of Readers Are Banding Together To Fight Book Bans in Florida and Nationwide. "Unprecedented Mobilization" Includes Amanda Gorman Michael Connelly Judy Blume David Baldacci Chi Ly: #BannedBooksWeek

73,279 次观看 • 2 年前

🧵On 26 May 2023, students at New Roads School —the California elementary school Amanda Gorman attended—presented a reading of The Hill We Climb in response to the removal of the book from school library shelves in Miami-Dade County in Florida.

🧵On 26 May 2023, students at New Roads School —the California elementary school Amanda Gorman attended—presented a reading of The Hill We Climb in response to the removal of the book from school library shelves in Miami-Dade County in Florida.

77,209 次观看 • 3 年前

Accepting the #PENCourageAward, Salman Rushdie salutes the courage of City of Asylum’s Henry Reese and the audience members who tackled his assailant: “if it had not been for these people, I most certainly would not be standing here today.” #PENGala

Accepting the #PENCourageAward, Salman Rushdie salutes the courage of City of Asylum’s Henry Reese and the audience members who tackled his assailant: “if it had not been for these people, I most certainly would not be standing here today.” #PENGala

49,069 次观看 • 3 年前

There were more than 10,000 book bans in schools across the country in the last school year. This has to stop. With your help, we can get books back in kids' hands. Support PEN America's fight against book bans at: #BannedBooks #DontCensorAmerica

There were more than 10,000 book bans in schools across the country in the last school year. This has to stop. With your help, we can get books back in kids' hands. Support PEN America's fight against book bans at: #BannedBooks #DontCensorAmerica

25,370 次观看 • 1 年前

The Florida State Board of Education adopted new rules for teaching Black history that say students should learn that enslaved people "developed skills" that "could be applied for their personal benefit." Stephana Ferrell of Florida Freedom to Read Project speaks out against the new rules.

The Florida State Board of Education adopted new rules for teaching Black history that say students should learn that enslaved people "developed skills" that "could be applied for their personal benefit." Stephana Ferrell of Florida Freedom to Read Project speaks out against the new rules.

35,394 次观看 • 3 年前

"That objection to Amanda Gorman's book is illustrative," Suzanne Nossel tells Chris Hayes. "It's a few lines just scribbled out, the person clearly hasn't read the poem... and that is enough to get a book pulled from the shelves... denying kids the book” #Freedom #Censorship

"That objection to Amanda Gorman's book is illustrative," Suzanne Nossel tells Chris Hayes. "It's a few lines just scribbled out, the person clearly hasn't read the poem... and that is enough to get a book pulled from the shelves... denying kids the book” #Freedom #Censorship

26,969 次观看 • 3 年前

“The enemies of #equality, the enemies of #freedom, have always recognized that the first thing you attack when you want to strip people of their rights is the imagination—the ability to #imagine those rights in the first place.” Ta-Nehisi Coates

“The enemies of #equality, the enemies of #freedom, have always recognized that the first thing you attack when you want to strip people of their rights is the imagination—the ability to #imagine those rights in the first place.” Ta-Nehisi Coates

18,492 次观看 • 3 年前

PEN America v. Book Bans. CEO Suzanne Nossel explains why we have filed a lawsuit—along with Penguin Random House and a group of authors, parents and students—to push back against “egregious book bans” that violate both the First and Fourteenth Amendments. #IStandWithTheBanned

PEN America v. Book Bans. CEO Suzanne Nossel explains why we have filed a lawsuit—along with Penguin Random House and a group of authors, parents and students—to push back against “egregious book bans” that violate both the First and Fourteenth Amendments. #IStandWithTheBanned

17,614 次观看 • 3 年前

Happy birthday, Narges. We hope that next year you will be spending this special day with your family and loved ones in freedom. #FreeNarges On Narges Mohammadi | نرگس محمدی birthday, share this video and write her a letter at:

Happy birthday, Narges. We hope that next year you will be spending this special day with your family and loved ones in freedom. #FreeNarges On Narges Mohammadi | نرگس محمدی birthday, share this video and write her a letter at:

12,451 次观看 • 2 年前

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