๐ Last year, four of the top 10 most challenged books were banned due to anti-black racism, including 'Between the World and Me'.
๐ Three of these books were ultimately banned in certain communities for three years consecutively.
๐ Author Ta-Nehisi Coates is participating in an event with other banned authors, such as Ibram X. Kendi and Nicole Hannah-Jones.
๐ Anti-racist books, including the 1619 project, are gaining widespread popularity and reaching a larger audience.
๐ช The exposure of white children to previously segregated ideas is causing discomfort among certain politicians.
๐ค There are state actions, such as laws in Texas, that are banning the reading of certain works.
๐ Books help us understand history and the context of events, expanding our political imagination.
๐ The book 'Between the World and Me' by Ta-Nehisi Coates has been banned in prisons and schools.
๐ There is a growing trend of banning anti-racist books.
๐ The author discusses the issue of banning books and legal actions taken to prevent certain ideas from entering mainstream conversation.
๐ก The author expresses his reaction to his own best-selling book being banned and shares that he is still receiving royalty checks.
๐ The author emphasizes the importance of reading books that challenge and broaden one's perspective, even if they may be written by authors with racist views.
๐ Promoting wide-ranging and diverse ideas in education is crucial to avoid indoctrination.
๐๐ซ Some politicians on the right feel excluded from conversations and claim to be 'canceled'.
๐ Parents can expose their kids to a variety of ideas and books by reading themselves.
๐ Banned Books Week encourages self-education and avoiding indoctrination.