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'The perfect target'? Movement to ban books from schools brings vitriol toward librarians
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen Amanda Jones saw that her local library board in Livingston, Louisiana, would be discussing...
Top librarian calls 'Marxist lesbian' tweet backlash 'regrettable'
NBC Universal via AOL· 9 months agoLOS ANGELES — Emily Drabinski took over as president of the American Library Association in July...
Who's running for Shreveport City Council in 2022?
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn November, all Shreveport voters will have the opportunity to vote for a city council member as all of the district seats are up for election this...
One group aims to boost Asian American history in Delaware schools. Where does it start?
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoShe just wanted to see their culture in the classroom. Expecting her third baby upon landing in...
Bills targeting LGBTQ+ youth in Louisiana close to final approval
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 3 days agoTwo anti-LGBTQ+ bills advanced Wednesday from the Louisiana Senate Committee on Education, putting...
Culture wars creeping into public libraries in Ron DeSantis' Florida
TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIn Florida’s book world, most controversy over the last year has surrounded school shelves. But the...
School library book bans are seen as targeting LGBTQ content
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTeri Patrick bristles at the idea she wants to ban books about LGBTQ issues in Iowa schools, arguing...
What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in July: ‘Everything Everywhere,’ ‘Drive My Car,’ ‘The Beatles: Get Back’...
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNew Release Wall At the midway point of 2022, it seems difficult to imagine how “Everything...
How a global push for renewable energy took advantage of rural Mississippi
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo Finance· 1 month agoWhen Georgia Pacific closed its paper mill in 2008, it gutted the local Gloster economy. “It was...
Samella Lewis, 'godmother' of Black art who helped preserve its history, dies at 99
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe expression "Renaissance woman" is an overused one — often deployed in reference to anyone who might have a toe in more than one subject area. But when it came to Samella Lewis, it was true ...