censorship
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Book Bans are Increasing, and Writers of Color are the Target
According to new data by The American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom, 2022 was a record year for censorship
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Teachers Union Head Randi Weingarten To Condemn GOP’s Dangerous Classroom Censorship
She will also discuss other pressing issues on Tuesday that don’t involve silencing important voices.
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YouTuber Tasha K Loses Second Appeal Against Verdict in Cardi B. Defamation Suit
In January 2022, the popular blogger was ordered to pay the “Up” rapper $4.25 million after a nearly three-year-long battle.
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You Must Know These Things About Book Bans
This Banned Books Week, we look at who is trying to censor the books we read and why
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Did You Know Reading Black Books Is Also a Form of Resistance?
Pages worth of protest may be sitting right on your bookshelves. This October kicked off during Banned Books Week, traditionally observed annually in the last week of September; but the history behind the censorship of books is worth revisiting any day of the year. In 1982, just a year into the escalating conservatism of the…
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Idris Elba Doesn't Think Racist TV Shows, Films Should be Censored or Pulled, Should Come With Warning Instead
Actor Idris Elba spoke with Radio Times about his thoughts regarding media censorship. In the interview with the magazine (released Tuesday), he says he believes television programs and films that are censored or flagged for jokes deemed inappropriate or offensive should come with a warning label, not be removed from their distribution platforms. “I’m very…
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Pittsburgh Paper Removed Police Brutality Stories, Then Republished Them With Pro-Cop Images
Staffers with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette have been publicizing the disastrous, racist decision-making of top management, who last week sidelined two black journalists from reporting on the Black Lives Matter protests that have cropped up around the country. Their coverage ban reportedly expanded as dozens of staffers called out the paper and stood in solidarity with…
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Saudi Authorities Call for Arrest of Black Saudi Woman Over Her Music Video 'Girl From Mecca'
It was written to be an anthem of empowerment, expressing joy and affirmation in being a woman from Mecca: “A Mecca girl is all you need,” rapped Ayasel Slay in her recent music video, “Bint Mecca” (or “Mecca Girl”). “Don’t upset her, she will hurt you.” Slay, a black Saudi woman, features other black women…